SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched on its maiden flight.
NASA launched the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the first American lunar mission in ten years.
NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
North Korea launched the infamous Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-119.
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
The Discovery Space Shuttle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-124.
Space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked with the International Space Station during NASA's STS-123 mission.
Spacecraft Chang'e 1 entered lunar orbit at 02:15 UT and became the first Chinese spacecraft to orbit the moon successfully.
After seven months of travel, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived safely to Mars.
The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.
NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.
NASA's Deep Impact space probe launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Cassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan.
The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn's orbit.
SpaceShipOne completes the world's first manned private spaceflight.
The Stardust space probe collected a sample of comet dust.
The European Space Agency integrated its SMART-1 spacecraft with its dedicated launching rocket.
After 14 years in space, NASA's Galileo spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in Jupiter's atmosphere.
The European Space Agency launched its 'Mars Express,' the first planetary mission in Europe.
The first reusable spacecraft called ''Space Shuttle Columbia" broke apart when returning to Earth, and all seven astronauts on board died.
The last signal from the Pioneer 10 space probe was received.
The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.
China's Shenzhou spacecraft launched on its fourth and final uncrewed flight.
NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe from Cape Canaveral.
NASA's NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first space probe to land on an asteroid when it touched down on 433 Eros.
The 101st Space Shuttle mission, STS-97, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
The People's Republic of China launched Shenzhou 1, the first uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft.
NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft was deliberately crashed into the Moon’s south pole.
The Space Shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.
The Mars Polar Lander was launched.
Zarya, the first International Space Station module, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-90.
Voyager 1 passed Pioneer 10 to become the most distant human-made object in space.
STS 77 (Endeavour 11) was launched into orbit.
NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.
US/Russian STS 74 Atlantis space shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center.
The STS-69 became the 100th successful crewed NASA spaceflight.
The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir joined, forming the largest artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
NASA's Discovery space shuttle launched on mission STS-56.
Three astronauts, Richard J. Hieb, Thomas D. Akers, and Pierre J. Thuot, simultaneously walked in space for the first time.
STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.
NASA's Galileo spacecraft made its first flyby of Earth.
The Discovery Space Shuttle deployed the Hubble Space Telescope into low-Earth orbit.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
Pale Blue Dot, an iconic photo of our Earth, was taken by Voyager 1 space probe.
Japan launched its first lunar probe, Hiten, from the Uchinoura Space Center.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-32.
The Discovery Space Shuttle was launched on the fifth Department of Defense shuttle mission.
