Missions Timeline

A chronological journey through humanity’s greatest leaps into space.

Key Events

• 1957 — Sputnik 1: first artificial satellite
• 1961 — Yuri Gagarin becomes first human in space
• 1969 — Apollo 11 Moon landing
• 1977 — Voyager launches
• 1990 — Hubble Space Telescope launches
• 1997–present — Mars rover programs
• 2021 — JWST launch

The Future

Crewed missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond are expected in the coming decades.