Outline of space exploration
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The European Space Agency's 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 space missions
- 6 Future of space exploration
- 7 General space exploration concepts
- 8 Space exploration scholars
- 9 Leaders in space exploration
- 10 Space exploration lists
- 11 See also
- 12 References
- 13 External links
Essence of space exploration[edit]
Branches of space exploration[edit]
History of space exploration[edit]
- Main articles: History of space exploration and Timeline of space exploration
- Exploration of the Moon
- Exploration of Mercury
- Exploration of Venus
- Remote sensing of Earth
- Exploration of Mars
- Exploration of Jupiter
- Exploration of Saturn
- Exploration of Uranus
- Exploration of Neptune
- History of human spaceflight
- List of human spaceflights
- Spaceflight records
- Project Gemini
- Project Mercury
- Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes
- Timeline of astronauts by nationality
- Timeline of Earth science satellites
- Timeline of first orbital launches by country
- Timeline of rocket and missile technology
- Timeline of space exploration
- Timeline of Space Shuttle missions
- Timeline of space travel by nationality
- Timeline of spaceflight
- Timeline of the Space Race
- Timeline of Solar System exploration
Space agencies[edit]
Active space missions[edit]
- International Space Station
- Mars Express – ESA satellite orbitting Mars
- Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA)
- Mars Exploration Rover (NASA)
- MESSENGER – NASA probe to Mercury launched in 2004
- Hayabusa (JAXA) – unmanned space mission to asteroid
- New Horizons – probe to Pluto
- Rosetta – ESA mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
- Venus Express – ESA satellite orbiting Venus
- Mars Science Laboratory – NASA rover to Mars launched in November 2011
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
- Non-rocket spacelaunch
- Space and survival
- Spacecraft
- Spaceflight
- Space exploration
- Space research
- Space science
Space exploration scholars[edit]
See also: Category:Early spaceflight scientists.
Leaders in space exploration[edit]
- Neil Armstrong – first man to walk on the Moon
- Yuri Gagarin – first man to orbit the Earth
- John Glenn – oldest man in orbit
Space exploration lists[edit]
- ISS assembly sequence
- Landings on other planets
- Space Shuttle crews
- List of Apollo astronauts
- List of Apollo missions
- List of Constellation missions
- List of Cosmos satellites
- List of Earth observation satellites
- List of ISS spacewalks
- List of International Space Station Expeditions
- List of International Space Station visitors
- List of Mir Expeditions
- List of Mir spacewalks
- List of spacecraft and crews that visited Mir
- List of NASA missions
- List of Russian manned space missions
- List of Solar System probes
- List of Soviet manned space missions
- List of Space Shuttle crews
- 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 cumulative spacewalk records
- List of human spaceflight programs
- List of human spaceflights
- List of interplanetary voyages
- List of launch vehicles
- List of manned spacecraft
- List of manned spaceflights to the ISS
- 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 Thor and Delta launches
- List of Titan launches
- List of V-2 test launches
- List of Zenit launches
- List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit
- List of satellites which have provided data on Earth's magnetosphere
- List of space agencies
- List of space exploration milestones, 1957-1969
- List of space shuttle missions
- List of space travelers by name
- List of space travelers by nationality
- 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 unmanned spacecraft by program
- List of unmanned spaceflights to the ISS
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "How Space is Explored". NASA.
External links[edit]
- This outline displayed as a mindmap, at wikimindmap.com
- Space related news
- NASA's website on human space travel
- ESA: Building the ISS
- Unofficial Shuttle Launch Manifest
- ISS Assembly Animation
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