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This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordered by date of spacecraft launch. It includes:
*All spacecraft that have left Earth orbit for the purposes of Solar System exploration (or were launched with that intention but failed), including lunar probes.
*A small number of pioneering or notable Earth-orbiting craft.
It does ''not'' include:
*Centuries of terrestrial telescopic observation.
*The great majority of Earth-orbiting satellites.
* Space probes leaving Earth orbit that are not concerned with Solar System exploration (such as space telescopes targeted at distant galaxies,
NASA Lunar and Planetary Science
NASA Solar System Strategic Exploration Plans
{{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline of Solar System Exploration Solar System Exploration Discovery and exploration of the Solar System
This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordered by date of spacecraft launch. It includes:
*All spacecraft that have left Earth orbit for the purposes of Solar System exploration (or were launched with that intention but failed), including lunar probes.
*A small number of pioneering or notable Earth-orbiting craft.
It does ''not'' include:
*Centuries of terrestrial telescopic observation.
*The great majority of Earth-orbiting satellites.
* Space probes leaving Earth orbit that are not concerned with Solar System exploration (such as space telescopes targeted at distant galaxies, cosmic background radiation
Cosmic background radiation is electromagnetic radiation from the Big Bang. The origin of this radiation depends on the region of the spectrum that is observed. One component is the cosmic microwave background. This component is redshifted ph ...
observatories, and so on).
*Probes that failed at launch.
The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time laterin some cases, a considerable time later (for example, '' Voyager 2'', launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Planned or scheduled
See also
* Discovery and exploration of the Solar System * List of missions to the Moon *List of missions to Mars
This is a list of the 50 spacecraft missions (including unsuccessful ones) relating to the planet Mars, such as orbiters and rovers.
Missions
;Mission Type Legend:
Mars landing locations
There are a number of derelict orbiters around ...
* List of Solar System probes
*List of space telescopes
This list of space telescopes (astronomical space observatories) is grouped by major frequency ranges: gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave and radio. Telescopes that work in multiple frequency bands are included in all ...
*New Frontiers program
The New Frontiers program is a series of space exploration missions being conducted by NASA with the purpose of furthering the understanding of the Solar System. The program selects medium-class missions which can provide high science returns.
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* ''Out of the Cradle'' – 1984 book about scientific speculation on future missions.
* Space Race
* Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes
*Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons
The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object is listed in chronological order of its discovery (multiple dates occur when the moments ...
* Timeline of first orbital launches by country
*Timeline of space exploration
This is a timeline of space exploration including notable achievements and first accomplishments or major events in humanity's exploration of outer space.
Pre-20th century
1900–1956
1957–1959
1960–1969
1970–1980
1981–1999
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* Timeline of space travel by nationality
* Timeline of spaceflight
References
External links
NASA Lunar and Planetary Science
NASA Solar System Strategic Exploration Plans
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