Outline of space exploration

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to space exploration

Columbus Module at the International Space Station, launched into space on the U.S. Space Shuttle mission STS-122 in 2008.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to space exploration.

Space exploration - use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space.[1] Physical exploration of space is conducted both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft.

## Contents

* 1 Essence of space exploration
* 2 Branches of space exploration
* 3 History of space exploration
* 4 Space agencies
* 5 Active deep space missions and space stations
* 6 Future of space exploration
* 7 General space exploration concepts
* 8 Space exploration scholars
* 9 Leaders in space exploration
* 10 See also
* 10.1 Lists
* 11 References
* 12 External links

## Essence of space exploration

Space exploration

* Philosophy:Big science - Term used to describe a series of changes in science which occurred in industrial nations
* Exploration - Process of investigating unfamiliar things
* Space - Void between celestial bodies
* Engineering:Spaceflight

## Branches of space exploration

* Astronomy:Human spaceflight - Spaceflight with a crew or passengers
* Uncrewed spaceflight – Autonomous space travel without human

## History of space exploration

Main articles: History of space exploration and Timeline of space exploration

* Remote sensing of Earth
* Exploration of the Moon
* Apollo program
* Moon landings
* Robotic exploration of the Moon
* Exploration of Mercury
* Exploration of Venus
* Exploration of Mars
* Mars landings
* Mars rovers
* Mars Rotorcrafts
* Mars flyby
* Exploration of Jupiter
* Exploration of Saturn
* Exploration of Uranus
* Exploration of Neptune
* History of human spaceflight
* Project Mercury
* Project Gemini
* Apollo program
* Space Shuttle program
* Vostok program
* Voskhod program
* Soyuz program
* Shenzhou program
* 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

* List of government space agencies
* Space agencies capable of human spaceflight (as of January 2024)
* NASA (USA)
* CNSA (China)
* RFSA (Russia)
* Space agencies with full launch capability
* NASA (USA)
* RFSA (Russia)
* CNSA (China)
* ISRO (India)
* ESA (Europe)
* JAXA (Japan)
* ISA (Israel)
* KARI (South Korea)

## Active deep space missions and space stations

* International Space Station
* Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (NOAA)
* Carruthers Geocorona Observatory (NASA)
* Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (NASA)
* Europa Clipper (NASA)
* Tiangong space station (CNSA)
* Chandrayaan-2 (ISRO)
* Tianwen-2 (CNSA)
* Hera (ESA)
* Tiandu-1 and 2 (CNSA)
* Queqiao relay satellite (CNSA)
* Queqiao-2 relay satellite (CNSA)
* ICUBE-Q (SUPARCO)
* Chang'e 5 service module (CNSA)
* DRO A/B (CAS)
* Chang'e 4 (CNSA)
* CAPSTONE (NASA)
* Danuri (KARI)
* Advanced Composition Explorer - NASA mission to observe solar wind
* Deep Space Climate Observatory - NOAA observatory for space weather
* Aditya-L1 (ISRO)
* Mars Odyssey (NASA)
* Mars Express - ESA satellite 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 2020 Perseverance rover - NASA rover to Mars
* 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 asteroid Ryugu
* OSIRIS-APEX (NASA) - probe to asteroid Apophis
* Lucy - NASA probe to multiple Jupiter trojans
* Psyche (NASA) - probe to asteroid Psyche
* Juno - NASA satellite orbiting Jupiter
* Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer - ESA probe to Jupiter and its moons
* New Horizons - probe to Pluto
* Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (NASA) - probes to outer Solar System and interstellar space

## Future of space exploration

Lunar (the Moon)

* Future lunar missions
* Colonization of the Moon
* Lunar outpost (NASA)

Mercury

* Colonization of Mercury

Venus

* Exploration of Venus

Mars

* Colonization of Mars
* Human mission to Mars
* Mars to Stay

Outer Solar System

* Colonization of the outer Solar System
* Colonization of Titan

Beyond the Solar System

* Interstellar travel
* Nuclear rocket
* Fusion rocket
* Solar sail
* Einstein-Rosen bridge
* Alcubierre drive
* Intergalactic travel

## General space exploration concepts

* Astronaut
* Astronomy:Non-rocket spacelaunch - Concepts for launch into space
* Medicine:Space and survival - Idea that spacefaring is necessary for long-term human survival
* Engineering:Space vehicle - Combination of launch vehicle and spacecraft
* Engineering:Launch vehicle - Rocket used to carry a spacecraft into space
* Engineering:Spacecraft
* Engineering:Spaceflight
* Astronomy:Space research - Scientific studies carried out using scientific equipment in outer space

## Space exploration scholars

See also: Category:Early spaceflight scientists

## Leaders in space exploration

* Yuri Gagarin - first man in space
* Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin - first men to walk on the Moon
* John Glenn - oldest man in orbit

## See also

* Outline of space science
* Outline of aerospace
* Timeline of Solar System exploration
* Scientific research on the International Space Station

### Lists

* List of spacecraft
* List of crewed spacecraft
* List of Solar System probes
* List of active Solar System probes
* List of proposed Solar System probes
* List of lunar probes
* List of Mars landers
* List of Mars orbiters
* List of space telescopes
* List of proposed 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
* 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

1. ↑ "How Space is Explored". NASA. Archived from the original on 2009-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20090702153058/http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space_ex/exploration.html.

## External links

* 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

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