This chronology gives a list of a known (successful and unsuccessful) lunar and planetary missions including a few historical missions which were instrumental in the development and evolution of space exploration. The timeline can be viewed in its entirety (about 45 K in size):
or in smaller 'bite-size' chunks (~ 12 K each):
1957 - 1964
1965 - 1969
1970 - 1979
1980 - Present
Future Missions
On the timeline, each mission is listed with the launch date, country of origin and primary objective. Choosing a mission leads to a more detailed description of the mission and spacecraft, and links to information on the experiments carried by the mission, data returned, launch/orbital history, telecommunications and other pertinent pages.
If you don't see a mission listed on these pages, you may wish to query the complete NSSDC Master Catalog by typing in a name in the space below.
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