Space exploration

Space exploration is the exploration of the solar system (and, theoretically, beyond) that involves actually going into space. Space exploration began with the launch of the unmanned Sputnik I mission on October 4, 1957. Manned space exploration began with the orbital flight of Yuri Gagarin in April, 1961.

See also:

• Manned space missions
  • Mercury program
  • Soyuz program
  • Gemini program
  • Apollo program and others
  • Skylab
• Unmanned space missions
  • Mariner program and others
  • Surveyor program
• Astronauts
• Space stations
• Space tourism

Latest space exploration news:

• May 26, 2002: The BBC reports that the NASA space probe Mars Odyssey has found signs of huge water ice deposits on the planet Mars.