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This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordering events in the exploration of the Solar System by date of
NASA Lunar and Planetary Science
NASA Solar System Strategic Exploration Plans
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This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordering events in the exploration of the Solar System by date of spacecraft
A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed spaceflight, to fly and operate in outer space. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including Telecommunications, communications, Earth observation satellite, Earth observation, Weather s ...
launch.
It includes:
*All spacecraft that have left Earth orbit for the purposes of Solar System exploration (or were launched with that intention but failed), including lunar probes.
*A small number of pioneering or notable Earth-orbiting craft.
It does ''not'' include:
*Centuries of terrestrial telescopic observation.
*The great majority of Earth-orbiting satellites.
*Space probe
Uncrewed spacecraft or robotic spacecraft are spacecraft without people on board. Uncrewed spacecraft may have varying levels of autonomy from human input, such as remote control, or remote guidance. They may also be autonomous, in which th ...
s leaving Earth orbit that are not concerned with Solar System exploration (such as space telescope
A space telescope (also known as space observatory) is a telescope in outer space used to observe astronomical objects. Suggested by Lyman Spitzer in 1946, the first operational telescopes were the American Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, OAO ...
s targeted at distant galaxies, cosmic background radiation observatories, and so on).
*Probes that failed at launch.
The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time laterin some cases, a considerable time later (for example, ''Voyager 2
''Voyager 2'' is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program. It was launched on a trajectory towards the gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) and enabled further encounters with the ice giants (Uranus and ...
'', launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Planned or scheduled
See also
* Discovery and exploration of the Solar System *Human presence in space
Human presence in space (also anthropogenic presence in space or humanity in space) is the direct and mediated presence or telepresence of humans in outer space, and in an extended sense across space including astronomical bodies. Human pr ...
*List of missions to the Moon
Missions to the Moon have been numerous and include some of the earliest space missions, conducting exploration of the Moon since 1959.
The first partially successful lunar mission was Luna 1 (January 1959), the first probe to leave Earth ...
* List of missions to Venus
*List of missions to Mars
This is a list of spacecraft missions (including unsuccessful ones) to the planet Mars, such as orbiters, landers, and rovers.
Missions
;Mission Type Legend:
Landing locations
In 1999, Mars Climate Orbiter accidentally entered Mars ...
*List of Solar System probes
This is a list of space probes that have left Earth orbit (or were launched with that intention but failed), organized by their planned destination. It includes planetary probes, solar probes, and probes to asteroids and comets. Flybys (such as ...
* List of interplanetary voyages
*List of space telescopes
This list of space telescopes (astronomy, astronomical space observatory, space observatories) is grouped by major frequency ranges: gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible light, visible, infrared, microwave and radio. Telescopes that work in mult ...
* New Frontiers program
* ''Out of the Cradle'' – 1984 book about scientific speculation on future missions.
*Space Race
The Space Race (, ) was a 20th-century competition between the Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the ballistic missile-based nuclear arms race between t ...
*Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes
This timeline of artificial satellites and space probes includes uncrewed spacecraft including technology demonstrators, observatories, lunar probes, and interplanetary probes. First satellites from each country are included. Not included are most ...
* Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons
* Timeline of first orbital launches by country
* Timeline of space exploration
*Timeline of space travel by nationality
Since the first human spaceflight by the Soviet Union, citizens of 54 countries have flown in space. For each nationality, the launch date of the first mission is listed. The list is based on the nationality of the person at the time of the launc ...
*Timeline of spaceflight
This is a timeline of known spaceflights, both crewed and uncrewed, sorted chronologically by launch date. Due to its large size, the timeline has been split into smaller articles, one for each year since 1951. There is a separate list for ...
References
External links
NASA Lunar and Planetary Science
NASA Solar System Strategic Exploration Plans
* ttps://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/history.html Comprehensive and interactive graphical history overview by Armchair Astronautics {{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline of Solar System Exploration Solar System Exploration Discovery and exploration of the Solar System Solar System