Outline of space exploration
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The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of and topical guide to space exploration.
Space exploration– use ofastronomyandspace technologyto exploreouter space.[1]Physicalexplorationof space is conducted both byhuman spaceflightsand byrobotic spacecraft.
Essence of space exploration[edit]
- Big science– Term used to describe a series of changes in science occurred in industrial nations
- Exploration– Process of investigating unfamiliar things
- High tech– Most advanced technology available
- Space– Void between celestial bodies
- Spaceflight– Flight into or through outer space
Branches of space exploration[edit]
- Human spaceflight– Spaceflight with a crew or passengers
- Uncrewed spaceflight– Autonomous space travel without human
History of space exploration[edit]
- Remote sensing of Earth
- Exploration of the Moon
- Exploration of Mercury
- Exploration of Venus
- Exploration of Mars
- Exploration of Jupiter
- Exploration of Saturn
- Exploration of Uranus
- Exploration of Neptune
- History of human spaceflight
- List of human spaceflights
- List of Space Shuttle missions
- Spaceflight records
- Emergence of market forces in spaceflight
- Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes
- Timeline of astronauts by nationality
- Timeline of first orbital launches by country
- Timeline of rocket and missile technology
- Timeline of space exploration
- Timeline of space travel by nationality
- Timeline of spaceflight
- Timeline of the Space Race
- Timeline of Solar System exploration
Space agencies[edit]
Active deep space missions and space stations[edit]
- International Space Station
- Intuitive Machines Nova-C1 Odysseus lander (NASA)
- Tiangong space station(CNSA)
- Chandrayaan-2(ISRO)
- Chang'e 6service module (CNSA)
- Tiandu-1 and 2 (CNSA)
- Queqiao relay satellite(CNSA)
- Queqiao-2 relay satellite(CNSA)
- ICUBE-Q(SUPARCO)
- Chang'e 5service module (CNSA)
- Chang'e 4(CNSA)
- CAPSTONE(NASA)
- Danuri(KARI)
- Advanced Composition Explorer– NASA mission to observesolar wind
- Deep Space Climate Observatory–NOAAobservatory forspace weather
- Aditya-L1(ISRO)
- Mars Odyssey(NASA)
- Mars Express–ESAsatellite orbiting Mars
- Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter(NASA)
- Mars Science Laboratory– NASA rover to Mars
- MAVEN– NASA satellite orbiting Mars
- ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter(ESA /Roscosmos) – Mars satellite
- Tianwen-1(CNSA)
- Mars 2020Perseverance rover– NASA rover to Mars
- Akatsuki– JAXA satellite orbiting Venus
- BepiColombo(ESA / JAXA)
- STEREO– NASA mission to observe the Sun
- Parker Solar Probe– NASA probe to Sun
- Solar Orbiter– ESA probe to Sun
- Hayabusa2♯(JAXA) – sample return mission to asteroidRyugu
- OSIRIS-APEX(NASA) – probe to asteroidApophis
- Lucy– NASA probe to multipleJupiter trojans
- Psyche(NASA) – probe to asteroidPsyche
- Juno– NASA satellite orbiting Jupiter
- Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer– ESA probe to Jupiter and its moons
- New Horizons– probe to Pluto
- Voyager 1andVoyager 2(NASA) – probes to outer Solar System and interstellar space
Future of space exploration[edit]
Lunar (the Moon)
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Outer Solar System
Beyond the Solar System
General space exploration concepts[edit]
- Astronaut– Commander, pilot, or crew member of a spacecraft
- Non-rocket spacelaunch– Concepts for launch into space
- Space and survival– Idea that long-term human presence requires to be spacefaring
- Space vehicle– Combination of launch vehicle and spacecraft
- Launch vehicle– Rocket used to carry a spacecraft into space
- Spacecraft– Vehicle or machine designed to fly in space
- Spaceflight– Flight into or through outer space
- Space research– Scientific studies carried out using scientific equipment in outer space
Space exploration scholars[edit]
Leaders in space exploration[edit]
- Yuri Gagarin– first man in space
- Neil ArmstrongandBuzz Aldrin– first men to walk on theMoon
- John Glenn– oldest man in orbit
See also[edit]
- Outline of space science
- Outline of aerospace
- Timeline of Solar System exploration
- Scientific research on the International Space Station
Lists[edit]
- List of spacecraft
- List of crewed spacecraft
- List of Solar System probes
- List of space telescopes
- List of cargo spacecraft
- List of Falcon 9 first-stage boosters
- List of heaviest spacecraft
- List of spacecraft called Sputnik
- List of spacecraft powered by non-rechargeable batteries
- List of spacecraft with electric propulsion
- List of spaceplanes
- List of upper stages
- List of spacecraft deployed from the International Space Station
- Assembly of the International Space Station
- Space Shuttle crews
- List of Apollo astronauts
- List of Apollo missions
- List of Artemis missions
- List of artificial objects on extra-terrestrial surfaces
- List of astronauts by name
- List of astronauts by selection
- List of communication satellite companies
- List of communications satellite firsts
- List of Constellation missions
- List of Cosmos satellites
- List of crewed spacecraft
- List of cumulative spacewalk records
- List of Earth observation satellites
- List of human spaceflight programs
- List of human spaceflights
- List of human spaceflights to the International Space Station
- List of interplanetary voyages
- List of ISS spacewalks
- List of International Space Station expeditions
- List of International Space Station visitors
- List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies
- List of launch vehicles
- List of Mir expeditions
- List of Mir spacewalks
- List of NASA missions
- List of objects at Lagrangian points
- List of private spaceflight companies
- List of probes by operational status
- List of rockets
- Lists of rocket launches
- List of Ariane launches
- List of Atlas launches
- List of Black Brant launches
- List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
- List of Long March launches
- List of Proton launches
- List of R-7 launches
- List of Scout launches
- List of Space Launch System launches
- List of Thor and Delta launches
- List of Titan launches
- List of V-2 test launches
- List of Zenit launches
- List of Russian human spaceflight missions
- List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit
- List of Solar System probes
- List of Soviet human spaceflight missions
- List of space agencies
- List of Space Shuttle missions
- List of space travelers by name
- List of space travelers by nationality
- List of spacecraft and crews that visited Mir
- List of spacecraft manufacturers
- List of spaceflight records
- List of spaceports
- List of spacewalks and moonwalks
- List of the largest fixed satellite operators
- List of uncrewed spacecraft by program
- Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station
- Lists of astronomical objects
- Lists of telescopes
- List of government space agencies
- Lists of astronauts
- Lists of space scientists
References[edit]
- ^ "How Space is Explored".NASA. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-07-02.
External links[edit]
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- Space related news
- NASA's website on human space travel
- ESA: Building the ISS
- Unofficial Shuttle Launch Manifest
- ISS Assembly Animation
- List of All Spacecraft Ever Launched,accessed 02/10/2019
- Space Missions and Space Craft,accessed 02/10/2019
- 26 Types of Spacecraft,accessed 02/10/2019