Space Exploration

The missions, spacecraft, and milestones of humanity's reach beyond Earth.

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Hubble stared at an empty speck of sky and found 3,000 galaxies

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Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to leave the heliosphere

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Humans have lived in space without a break since November 2000

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The Parker Solar Probe is the fastest thing humans have ever built

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The first Mars rover was the size of a microwave oven

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21 Jul 1969

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Neil Armstrong took the first human steps on the Moon

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2 Jan 1959

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Soviet Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the Moon's vicinity

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14 Jan 2005

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The Huygens probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan

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16 Jan 1969

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Soviet Soyuz 4 and 5 perform the first crewed spacecraft docking

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31 Jan 1958

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Explorer 1 becomes the first U.S. satellite and discovers the Van Allen belts

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3 Feb 1966

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Luna 9 makes the first soft landing on the Moon

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6 Feb 1971

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Alan Shepard tees off on the Moon

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18 Feb 1977

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A shuttle takes flight bolted to a jumbo jet's back

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20 Feb 1962

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John Glenn orbits the Earth

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