2018 | |||
2018 ISS Missions | |||
 | Progress MS-08 | 13FEB2018 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-08 | 21MAR2018 | Crew transport to ISS.  |
 | Dragon CRS-14 | 2APR2018 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Cygnus OA-9E | 21MAY2018 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-09 | 6JUN2018 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-15 | 29JUN2018 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress MS-09 | 9JUL2018 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
 | HTV-7 | 22SEP2018 | Japanese HTV mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-10 | 11OCT2018 | Aborted crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress MS-10 | 16NOV2018 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Cygnus NG-10 | 17NOV2018 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-11 | 3DEC2018 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-16 | 5DEC2018 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
2018 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| InSight | 5MAY2018 | Mars Lander. |
 | Chang'e 4 | 7DEC2018 | Chinese lunar lander and rover.  |
2017 | |||
2017 ISS Missions | |||
| Dragon CRS-10 | 19FEB2017 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress MS-05 | 22FEB2017 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Cygnus OA-7 | 18APR2017 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-04 | 20APR2017 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-11 | 3JUN2017 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress MS-06 | 14JUN2017 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-05 | 28JUL2017 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-12 | 14AUG2017 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-06 | 12SEP2017 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress MS-07 | 14OCT2017 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Cygnus OA-8E | 12NOV2017 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-13 | 15DEC2017 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-07 | 17DEC2017 | Crew transport to ISS. |
2016 | |||
2016 ISS Missions | |||
| Soyuz TMA-20M | 18MAR2016 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Cygnus OA-6 | 22MAR2016 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress MS-2 | 31MAR2016 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-8 | 8APR2016 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-01 | 7JUL2016 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress MS-3 | 16JUL2016 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-9 | 18JUL2016 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Cygnus OA-5 | 17OCT2016 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-02 | 19OCT2016 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Soyuz MS-03 | 17NOV2016 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress MS-04 | 1DEC2016 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| HTV-6 | 9DEC2016 | Japanese HTV mission to resupply the ISS. |
2016 Chinese Shenzhou/Tiangong Missions | |||
| Shenzhou 11 | 17OCT2016 | Chinese crewed mission to Tiangong-2 space laboratory.  |
2016 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
 | Trace Gas Orbiter | 14MAR2016 | Mars Orbiter. |
| OSIRIS-REx | 8SEP2016 | Sample return mission to asteroid Bennu. |
2015 | |||
2015 ISS Missions | |||
| Dragon CRS-5 | 10JAN2015 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress M-26M | 17FEB2015 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-16M | 27MAR2015 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-6 | 14APR2015 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress M-27M | 28APR2015 | Failed to reach ISS due to control system failure. |
| Dragon CRS-7 | 28JUN2015 | Failed to reach ISS due to rocket failure |
| Progress M-28M | 3JUL2015 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-17M | 22JUL2015 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| HTV-5 | 19AUG2015 | Japanese HTV mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-18M | 2SEP2015 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-29M | 1OCT2015 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Cygnus OA-4 | 6DEC2015 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-19M | 15DEC2015 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress MS-1 | 21DEC2015 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
2014 | |||
2014 ISS Missions | |||
| Cygnus Orb-1 | 9JAN2014 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress M-22M | 5FEB2014 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-12M | 25MAR2014 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-23M | 9APR2014 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-3 | 18APR2014 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-13M | 28MAY2014 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Cygnus Orb-2 | 13JUL2014 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress M-24M | 23JUL2014 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| ATV-5 | 29JUL2014 | European Automated Transfer Vehicle mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-4 | 21SEP2014 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-14M | 25SEP2014 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Cygnus Orb-3 | 28OCT2014 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. MISSION FAILED TO REACH ORBIT. |
| Progress M-25M | 29OCT2014 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-15M | 23NOV2014 | Crew transport to ISS. |
2014 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Hayabusa 2 | 3DEC2014 | Asteroid sample return mission. |
2013 | |||
2013 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M-18M | 11FEB2013 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-2 | 1MAR2013 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-08M | 28MAR2013 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-19M | 24APR2013 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-09M | 28MAY2013 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| ATV-4 | 5JUN2013 | European Automated Transfer Vehicle mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress M-20M | 27JUL2013 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| HTV-4 | 3AUG2012 | Japanese HTV mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Cygnus Orb-D1 | 18SEPT2013 | Orbital Sciences mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-10M | 25SEPT2013 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-11M | 7NOV2013 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-21M | 25NOV2013 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
2013 Chinese Shenzhou/Tiangong Missions | |||
| Shenzhou 10 | 11JUN2013 | Chinese crewed mission to Tiangong-1 space laboratory. |
2013 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| LADEE | 7SEP2013 | Launched on a Minotaur V rocket. Lunar orbiter mission. |
 | Mars Orbiter Mission | 5NOV2013 | Launched on a PSLV-XL rocket. India's first Mars orbiter mission. |
| MAVEN | 18NOV2013 | Launched on a Atlas V 401 rocket. Mars orbiter mission. |
| Chang'e 3 | 1DEC2013 | Chinese lunar lander and rover. |
2012 | |||
2012 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M-14M | 25JAN2012 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| ATV-3 | 23MAR2012 | European Automated Transfer Vehicle mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress M-15M | 20APR2012 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-04M | 15MAY2012 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Dragon C2+ | 22MAY2012 | First berthing of SpaceX's Dragon capsule to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-05M | 15JUL2012 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| HTV-3 | 21JUL2012 | Japanese HTV mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Progress M-16M | 1AUG2012 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Dragon CRS-1 | 8OCT2012 | SpaceX mission to resupply the ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-06M | 23OCT2012 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-17M | 31OCT2012 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-07M | 19DEC2012 | Crew transport to ISS. |
2012 Chinese Shenzhou/Tiangong Missions | |||
| Shenzhou 9 | 16JUN2012 | First Chinese crewed mission to Tiangong-1 space laboratory. |
2011 | |||
2011 ISS Missions | |||
| HTV-2 | 22JAN2011 | Second JAXA HTV mission. |
| Progress M-09M | 28JAN2011 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| ATV-2 | 16FEB2011 | Second flight of the European Automated Transfer Vehicle. |
| STS-133 (Discovery) | 24FEB2011 | Delivered the PMM to ISS.  |
| Soyuz TMA-21 | 5APR2011 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-10M | 27APR2011 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-134 (Endeavour) | 16MAY2011 | Delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-02M | 7JUN2011 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-11M | 21JUN2011 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-135 (Atlantis) | 8JUL2011 | Delivered supplies and equipment to ISS. Last space shuttle mission.  |
| Progress M-12M | 24AUG2011 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M-13M | 30OCT2011 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-22 | 14NOV2011 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-03M | 21DEC2011 | Crew transport to ISS. |
2011 Chinese Shenzhou/Tiangong Missions | |||
| Shenzhou 8 | 31OCT2011 | Unmanned Chinese mission docking with Tiangong-1 space laboratory. |
| Tiangong-1 | 29SEP2011 | Chinese Tiangong-1 space laboratory launches on a Long March 2F/G rocket. |
2011 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Juno | 5AUG2011 | Launched on a Atlas V 551 launch vehicle. Mission to orbit Jupiter. |
| Grail Lunar Orbiters | 10SEP2011 | Launched on a Delta-2 rocket. Mission to study the Moon. |
| Fobos-Grunt | 9NOV2011 | Russian mission to explore Mars and Phobos. |
| Mars Science Laboratory | 26NOV2011 | Launched on a Atlas V 541 launch vehicle. Mission to land a large rover on Mars. |
2010 | |||
2010 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M-04M | 3FEB2010 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-130 (Endeavour) | 8FEB2010 | Delivered Node 3 and the Cupola to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-18 | 2APR2010 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| STS-131 (Discovery) | 5APR2010 | Delivered supplies and equipment to ISS.  |
| Progress M-05M | 28APR2010 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-132 (Atlantis) | 14MAY2010 | Delivered Mini Research Module (MRM1) to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-19 | 16JUN2010 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-06M | 30JUN2010 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M-07M | 10SEP2010 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-01M | 8OCT2010 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-08M | 27OCT2010 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-20 | 15DEC2010 | Crew transport to ISS. |
2010 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| SDO | 11FEB2010 | Solar Dynamics Observatory. |
| Akatsuki | 20MAY2010 | Launched on a H-IIA launch vehicle. Mission to orbit Venus. |
| Chang'e 2 | 1OCT2010 | Chinese lunar orbiter. |
2010 Other Launches | |||
| Falcon 9 | 4JUN2010 | First test flight of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. |
| Falcon 9 / Dragon | 8DEC2010 | First flight of SpaceX's Dragon capsule. NASA COTS demo flight 1. |
2009 | |||
2009 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M-66 | 10FEB2009 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-119 (Discovery) | 15MAR2009 | Delivered a truss segment and set of solar arrays to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-14 | 26MAR2009 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-02M | 7MAY2009 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-15 | 27MAY2009 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| STS-127 (Endeavour) | 15JUL2009 | Delivered JEM-EF and ELM-ES to ISS. |
| Progress M-67 | 24JUL2009 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-128 (Discovery) | 28AUG2009 | Delivered supplies and equipment to ISS. |
| HTV-1 | 10SEP2009 | JAXA HTV demonstration flight. |
| Soyuz TMA-16 | 30SEP2009 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-03M | 15OCT2009 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M/MIM-2 | 10NOV2009 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-129 (Atlantis) | 16NOV2009 | Delivered ELC-1 & 2 to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-17 | 21DEC2009 | Crew transport to ISS. |
2009 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Kepler | 6MAR2009 | The Kepler space telescope will search for Earth-sized planets orbiting distant stars. |
| STS-125 (Atlantis) | 11MAY2009 | Fifth Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. |
| Herschel | 14MAY2009 | Infrared space telescope. Dual launched along with Planck on an Ariane 5 rocket. |
| Planck | 14MAY2009 | European cosmic microwave background space observatory. Dual launched along with Herschel on an Ariane 5 rocket. |
| LRO | 18JUN2009 | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Launched on an Atlas 401 rocket. Mission to study the Moon. |
| LCROSS | 18JUN2009 | Launched on an Atlas 401 rocket. Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite. |
2008 | |||
2008 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M-63 | 5FEB2008 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-122 (Atlantis) | 7FEB2008 | Delivered ESA's Columbus laboratory module to ISS. |
| ATV-1 (Jules Verne) | 8MAR2008 | First flight of the European Automated Transfer Vehicle. |
| STS-123 (Endeavour) | 11MAR2008 | Delivered Japan's Experiment Logistics Module to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-12 | 8APR2008 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-64 | 14MAY2008 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-124 (Discovery) | 31MAY2008 | Delivered Japan's Kibo laboratory and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System. |
| Progress M-65 | 10SEPT2008 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-13 | 12OCT2008 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| STS-126 (Endeavour) | 14NOV2008 | Delivered supplies and equipment to ISS. |
| Progress M-01M | 26NOV2008 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
2008 Chinese Shenzhou/Tiangong Missions | |||
| Shenzhou 7 | 25SEPT2008 | Mission included the first Chinese space walk. |
2008 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Chandrayaan-1 | 22OCT2008 | First Indian Lunar probe. |
| Fermi(GLAST) | 11JUN2008 | Gamma-ray observatory launched on a Delta II 7920H-10 rocket. |
2007 | |||
2007 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M-59 | 18JAN2007 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-10 | 7APR2007 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-60 | 12MAY2007 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-117 (Atlantis) | 8JUN2007 | Delivered a truss segment and set of solar arrays to ISS. |
| Progress M-61 | 2AUG2007 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-118 (Endeavour) | 8AUG2007 | Delivered a truss segment and cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-11 | 10OCT2007 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| STS-120 (Discovery) | 23OCT2007 | Delivered Node 2 (Harmony) module to ISS. |
| Progress M-62 | 23DEC2007 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
2007 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| KAGUYA(SELENE) | 14SEP2007 | Lunar Probe. |
| Dawn | 27SEP2007 | Probe to orbit Ceres and Vesta. |
| Phoenix Mars Lander | 4AUG2007 | Successful Mars lander. |
| Chang'e 1 | 24OCT2007 | Chinese lunar probe. Deliberately crashed into Lunar surface on 1MAR2009. |
2006 | |||
2006 ISS Missions | |||
| Soyuz TMA-8 | 30MAR2006 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-56 | 24APR2006 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M-57 | 24JUN2006 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-121 (Discovery) | 4JUL2006 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-115 (Atlantis) | 9SEP2006 | Delivered P3/P4 truss segment to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-9 | 18SEP2006 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-58 | 23OCT2006 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-116 (Discovery) | 9DEC2006 | Delivered P5 truss segment to ISS. |
2006 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| New Horizons | 19JAN2006 | Mission to Pluto/Charon and Kuiper belt. Launched on an Atlas 551 rocket. |
| Akari (ASTRO-F) | 22FEB2006 | Infrared observatory launched on an M-V rocket. |
| Hinode (SOLAR-B) | 23SEP2006 | Solar observatory launched on a Japanese M-V rocket. |
| COROT | 27DEC2006 | French exoplanet mission launched on a Soyuz-Fregat rocket. |
2005 | |||
2005 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M-52 | 28FEB2005 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-6 | 15APR2005 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-53 | 16JUN2005 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-114 | 26JUL2005 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M-54 | 8SEPT2005 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-7 | 1OCT2005 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-55 | 21DEC2005 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
2005 Chinese Shenzhou/Tiangong Missions | |||
| Shenzhou 6 | 12OCT2005 | |
2005 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Deep Impact | 12JAN2005 | First comet impact. |
| MRO | 12AUG2005 | Successful Mars orbiter. |
| Venus Express | 9NOV2005 | Successful Venus polar orbiter. |
| Suzaku (Astro-E2) | 10JUL2005 | Japanese x-ray astronomy satellite launched on an M-V rocket on 10JUL2005. |
2004 | |||
2004 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M1-11 | 29JAN2004 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-4 | 19APR2004 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-49 | 25MAY2004 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M-50 | 11AUG2004 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-5 | 14OCT2004 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M-51 | 23DEC2004 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
2004 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Rosetta | 3FEB2004 | Comet Orbiter and Lander. |
| MESSENGER | 3AUG2004 | Mercury Orbiter. |
2004 SpaceShipOne | |||
| SpaceShipOne flight 15P |  | |
| SpaceShipOne flight 16P | | |
| SpaceShipOne flight 17P | | |
2003 | |||
| STS-107 Columbia | 16JAN2003 | Columbia was destroyed during re-entry. |
2003 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M-47 | 2FEB2003 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-2 | 26APR2003 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M1-10 | 8JUN2003 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M-48 | 29AUG2003 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-3 | 18OCT2003 | Crew transport to ISS. |
2003 Chinese Shenzhou/Tiangong Missions | |||
| Shenzhou 5 | 15OCT2003 | First Chinese crewed spaceflight. |
2003 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| MER - Spirit | 10JUN2003 | Successful Mars rover. |
| MER - Opportunity | 7JUL2003 | Successful Mars rover. |
| Mars Express | 2JUN2003 | Successful Mars orbiter. |
| Beagle 2 | 2JUN2003 | Failed Mars lander. |
| SMART 1 | 27SEP2003 | European lunar orbiter. Deliberately crashed into Lunar surface on 3SEP2006. |
| Hayabusa (Muses-C) | 9MAY2003 | Asteroid sample return mission. |
| Spitzer Telescope (SIRTF) | 25AUG2003 | Infrared observatory launched on a Delta-7920H rocket on 25 August 2003. |
2002 | |||
2002 ISS Missions | |||
| Progress M1-8 | 21MAR2002 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-110 (Atlantis) | 8APR2002 | Delivered S0 truss segment to ISS. |
| Soyuz TM-34 | 25APR2002 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| STS-111 (Endeavour) | 5JUN2002 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M-46 | 26JUN2002 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M1-9 | 25SEPT2002 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TMA-1 | 30OCT2002 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| STS-112 (Atlantis) | 7OCT2002 | Delivered S1 truss segment to ISS. |
| STS-113 (Endeavour) | 23NOV2002 | Delivered P1 truss segment to ISS. |
2002 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| STS-109 (Columbia) | 1MAR2002 | Fourth servicing mission (SM3B) for the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| INTEGRAL | 17OCT2002 | Gamma-Ray observatory launched on a Russian Proton-K Blok-DM rocket on 17OCT2002. |
2001 | |||
2001 ISS Missions | |||
| STS-98 (Atlantis) | 7FEB2001 | Delivered the Destiny laboratory module to ISS.  |
| Progress M1-44 | 26FEB2001 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-102 (Discovery) | 8MAR2001 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-100 (Endeavour) | 19APR2001 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Soyuz TM-32 | 28APR2001 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M1-6 | 20MAY2001 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-104 (Atlantis) | 12JUL2001 | Delivered US airlock module to ISS. |
| STS-105 (Discovery) | 10AUG2001 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Progress M-45 | 21AUG2001 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Pirs Module | 14SEPT2001 | Russian airlock, Pirs, launched to ISS. |
| Soyuz TM-33 | 21OCT2001 | Crew transport to ISS. |
| Progress M1-7 | 26NOV2001 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-108 (Endeavour) | 5DEC2001 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
2001 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Mars Odyssey | 7APR2001 | Successful Mars orbiter. |
| Genesis | 8AUG2001 | Solar wind sample return mission. |
2000 | |||
2000 ISS Missions | |||
| Soyuz TM-30 | 4APR2000 | Docked with Mir space station. |
| STS-101 (Atlantis) | 19MAY2000 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| Zvezda Module | 12JUL2000 | Russian Service Module launched to ISS. |
| Progress M1-3 | 6AUG2000 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-106 (Atlantis) | 8SEP2000 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-92 (Discovery) | 11OCT2000 | Delivered Z1 truss segment to ISS. |
| Soyuz TM-31 | 31OCT2000 | Docked with International Space Station. |
| Progress M1-4 | 16NOV2000 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-97 (Endeavour) | 30NOV2000 | Delivered P6 truss segment to ISS. |
2000 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| STS-99 (Endeavour) | 11FEB2000 | Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. |
1999 | |||
| STS-93 (Columbia) | 23JUL1999 | Deployed Chandra x-ray Telescope. |
| STS-96 (Discovery) | 27MAY1999 | Delivered cargo to ISS. |
| STS-103 (Discovery) | 19DEC1999 | Third servicing mission (SM3A) for the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| Soyuz TM-29 | 20FEB1999 | Docked with Mir space station. |
1999 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Mars Polar Lander | 3JAN1999 | Failed Mars lander. |
| Deep Space 2 | 3JAN1999 | Failed Mars penetrator probes. |
| Stardust | 7FEB1999 | 1st Comet Coma Sample Return. |
| XMM-Newton | 10DEC1999 | European x-ray observatory launched on an Ariane 5. |
| Chandra x-ray Telescope | 23JUL1999 | American x-ray observatory launched on STS-93. |
1998 | |||
| STS-88 (Endeavour) | 4DEC1998 | |
| STS-89 (Endeavour) | 22JAN1998 | |
| STS-90 (Columbia) | 17APR1998 | |
| STS-91 (Discovery) | 2JUN1998 | |
| STS-95 (Discovery) | 29OCT1998 | |
| Soyuz TM-27 | 29JAN1998 | Docked with Mir space station. |
| Soyuz TM-28 | 13AUG1998 | Docked with Mir space station. |
| Zarya Module | 20NOV1998 | ISS module - Functional Cargo Block. |
1998 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Lunar Prospector | 6JAN1998 | (Lunar Orbiter) |
| Deep Space 1 | 24OCT1998 | (Asteroid and Comet Flyby) |
| Mars Climate Orbiter | 11DEC1998 | Attempted Mars orbiter. Crashed into Martian atmosphere. |
| Nozomi | 3JUL1998 | Failed Mars orbiter. |
1997 | |||
| STS-81 (Atlantis) | 12JAN1997 | |
| STS-82 (Discovery) | 11FEB1997 | Second servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| STS-83 (Columbia) | 4APR1997 | |
| STS-84 (Atlantis) | 15MAY1997 | |
| STS-85 (Discovery) | 7AUG1997 | |
| STS-86 (Atlantis) | 25SEP1997 | |
| STS-87 (Columbia) | 19NOV1997 | |
| STS-94 (Columbia) | 1JUL1997 | |
| Soyuz TM-25 | 10FEB1997 | Docked with Mir space station. |
| Soyuz TM-26 | 5AUG1997 | Docked with Mir space station. |
1997 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| Cassini-Huygens | 15OCT1997 | First Saturn Orbiter. First Titan Lander. |
1996 | |||
| STS-72 (Endeavour) | 11JAN1996 | |
| STS-75 (Columbia) | 22FEB1996. | |
| STS-76 (Atlantis) | 22MAR1996. | |
| STS-77 (Endeavour) | 19MAY1996. | |
| STS-78 (Columbia) | 20JUN1996. | |
| STS-79 (Atlantis) | 16SEP1996. | |
| STS-80 (Columbia) | 19NOV1996. | |
| Soyuz TM-23 | 21FEB1996 | Docked with Mir space station. |
| Soyuz TM-24 | 17AUG1996 | Docked with Mir space station. |
| Priroda | 23APR1996 | Fifth expansion module for the Mir space station. |
1996 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| NEAR | 17FEB1996 | (First Asteroid Orbiter) |
| Mars Global Surveyor | 7NOV1996 | Successful Mars orbiter. |
| Mars Pathfinder | 4DEC1996 | Successful Mars lander. |
| Mars 96 | 16NOV1996 | Failed Mars orbiter and landers. |
1995 | |||
| STS-63 (Discovery) | 3FEB1995 | |
| STS-67 (Endeavour) | 2MAR1995 | |
| STS-69 (Endeavour) | 7SEP1995 | |
| STS-70 (Discovery) | 13JUL1995 | |
| STS-71 (Atlantis) | 27JUN1995 | |
| STS-73 (Columbia) | 20OCT1995 | |
| STS-74 (Atlantis) | 12NOV1995 | Delivered the US Docking Compartment to the Mir space station. |
| Soyuz TM-21 | 14MAR1995 | Docked with Mir space station. |
| Soyuz TM-22 | 3SEP1995 | Docked with Mir space station. |
| Spektr | 20MAY1995 | Fourth expansion module for the Mir space station. |
1995 Science and Interplanetary Missions | |||
| ISO | 17NOV1995 | Infrared observatory launched on an Ariane 44P rocket. |
| SOHO | 2DEC1995 | Solar observatory launched on an Atlas II-AS rocket |
1994
STS-59 (Endeavour) Launched 9APR1994.STS-60 (Discovery) Launched 3FEB1994.
STS-62 (Columbia) Launched 4MAR1994.
STS-64 (Discovery) Launched 9SEP1994.
STS-65 (Columbia) Launched 8JUL1994.
STS-66 (Atlantis) Launched 3NOV1994.
STS-68 (Endeavour) Launched 30SEP1994.
Soyuz TM-18 Launched 8JAN1994. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-19 Launched 1JUL1994. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-20 Launched 3OCT1994. Docked with Mir space station.
Clementine (Lunar Orbiter) Launched 25JAN1994.
1993
STS-51 (Discovery) Launched 12SEP1993.STS-54 (Endeavour) Launched 13JAN1993.
STS-55 (Columbia) Launched 26JAN1993.
STS-56 (Discovery) Launched 8APR1993.
STS-57 (Endeavour) Launched 21JUN1993.
STS-58 (Columbia) Launched 18OCT1993.
STS-61 (Endeavour) Launched 2DEC1993. First servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.
Soyuz TM-16 Launched 24JAN1993. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-17 Launched 1JUL1993. Docked with Mir space station.
Asca (Astro-D) Japanese x-ray astronomy satellite launched on an M-3S11 rocket on 20FEB1993.
1992
STS-42 (Discovery) Launched 22JAN1992.STS-45 (Atlantis) Launched 24MAR1992.
STS-46 (Atlantis) Launched 31JUL1992.
STS-47 (Endeavour) Launched 12SEP1992.
STS-49 (Endeavour) Launched 7MAY1992.
STS-50 (Columbia) Launched 25JUN1992.
STS-52 (Columbia) Launched 22OCT1992.
STS-53 (Discovery) Launched 2DEC1992.
Soyuz TM-14 Launched 17MAR1992. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-15 Launched 27JUL1992. Docked with Mir space station.
Mars Observer Launched 25SEP1992. Attempted Mars orbiter. Failed before reaching Mars orbit.
1991
STS-37 (Atlantis) Launched 5APR1991. Deployed Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO). STS-39 (Discovery) Launched 28APR1991.
STS-40 (Columbia) Launched 5JUN1991.
STS-43 (Atlantis) Launched 2AUG1991.
STS-44 (Atlantis) Launched 24NOV1991.
STS-48 (Discovery) Launched 12SEP1991.
Soyuz TM-12 Launched 18MAY1991. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-13 Launched 2OCT1991. Docked with Mir space station.
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) Deployed from STS-37.
Yohkoh (SOLAR-A) Solar observatory launched on a Japanese M-3-SII rocket on 30AUG1991.
1990
STS-31 (Discovery) Launched 24APR1990. Launch and Deployment of Hubble Space Telescope. STS-32 (Columbia) Launched 9JAN1990.
STS-35 (Columbia) Launched 2DEC1990.
STS-36 (Atlantis) Launched 28FEB1990.
STS-38 (Atlantis) Launched 15NOV1990.
STS-41 (Discovery) Launched 6OCT1990.
Soyuz TM-9 Launched 11FEB1990. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-10 Launched 1AUG1990. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-11 Launched 2DEC1990. Docked with Mir space station.
Kristall Launched 31MAY1990. Third expansion module for the Mir space station.
Hubble Space Telescope (Earth Orbiting Telescope)
Ulysses (Jupiter Flyby & Solar Polar Orbiter)
1989
STS-28 (Columbia) Launched 8AUG1989. STS-29 (Discovery) Launched 13MAR1989.
STS-30 (Atlantis) Launched 4MAY1989.
STS-33 (Discovery) Launched 22NOV1989.
STS-34 (Atlantis) Launched 18OCT1989.
Soyuz TM-8 Launched 5SEP1989. Docked with Mir space station.
Kvant 2 Launched 26NOV1989. Second expansion module for the Mir space station.
Magellan (Venus Orbiter)
Galileo (Asteroid Flyby, First Jupiter Orbiter & First Jupiter Atmospheric Probe)
Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) Infrared observatory launched on a Delta-5920 rocket, on 18NOV1989.
Granat Gamma-ray and X-ray orbital astronomical observatory launched on a Russian Proton-K Blok-D rocket on 12JAN1989.
1988
STS-26 (Discovery) Launched 29SEP1988.STS-27 (Atlantis) Launched 2DEC1988.
Soyuz TM-5 Launched 7JUN1988. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-6 Launched 29AUG1988. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-7 Launched 26NOV1988. Docked with Mir space station.
Phobos 1 Launched 7JUL1988. Mars orbiter & Phobos lander. Failed before reaching Mars.
Phobos 2 Launched 12JUL1988. Mars orbiter & Phobos lander. Reached Mars orbit, but failed before lander was deployed.
1987
Soyuz TM-2 Launched 5FEB1987. Docked with Mir space station.Soyuz TM-3 Launched 22JUL1987. Docked with Mir space station.
Soyuz TM-4 Launched 21DEC1987. Docked with Mir space station.
Kvant 1 Launched 31MAR1987. First expansion module for the Mir space station.
Ginga (Astro-C) Japanese x-ray astronomy satellite launched on an M-3S11 rocket on 5FEB1987.
1986
STS-61-C (Columbia) Launched 12JAN1986 STS-51-L (Challenger) Loss of vehicle and crew. Launched 28JAN1986
Soyuz T-15 Launched 13MAR1986. Docked with Salyut 7 and Mir.
Mir Core Module Launched 20FEB1986. First module of Mir space station.
1985
STS-51-C (Discovery) Launched 24JAN1985 STS-51-D (Discovery) Launched 12APR1985
STS-51-B (Challenger) Launched 29APR1985
STS-51-G (Discovery) Launched 17JUN1985
STS-51-F (Challenger) Launched 29JUL1985
STS-51-I (Discovery) Launched 27AUG1985
STS-51-J (Atlantis) Launched 3OCT1985
STS-61-A (Columbia) Launched 30OCT1985
STS-61-B (Atlantis) Launched 26NOV1985
Soyuz T-13 Launched 6JUN1985. Docked with Salyut 7 space station.
Soyuz T-14 Launched 17SEP1985. Docked with Salyut 7 space station.
Sakigake (Comet Halley Flyby)
Suisei (Planet-A) (Comet Halley Flyby)
Giotto (Comet Halley Flyby)
1984
Soyuz T-10 Launched 8FEB1984. Docked with Salyut 7 space station.Soyuz T-11 Launched 3APR1984. Docked with Salyut 7 space station.
Soyuz T-12 Launched 17JUL1984. Docked with Salyut 7 space station.
STS-41-B (Challenger) Launched 3FEB1984.
STS-41-C (Challenger) Launched 6APR1984.
STS-41-D (Discovery) Launched 30AUG1984.
STS-41-G (Challenger) Launched 5OCT1984.
STS-51-A (Discovery) Launched 8NOV1984.
Vega 1 (Comet Halley Flyby & Venus Lander)
Vega 2 (Comet Halley Flyby & Venus Lander)
1983
STS-6 (Challenger) Launched 4APR1983 STS-7 (Challenger) Launched 18JUN1983
STS-8 (Challenger) Launched 30AUG1983
STS-9 (Columbia) Launched 28NOV1983
Soyuz T-8 Launched 20APR1983. Failed to dock with Salyut 7.
Soyuz T-9 Launched 27JUN1983. Docked with Salyut 7 space station.
Soyuz T-10-1 Launched 26SEP1983. Launch abort.
Venera 15 (Venus Orbiter)
Venera 16 (Venus Orbiter)
Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) Infrared observatory launched on a Delta-3910 rocket on 25JAN1983.
1982
STS 3 (Columbia) Launched 22MAR1982 STS 4 (Columbia) Launched 27JUN1982
STS 5 (Columbia) Launched 11NOV1982
Soyuz T-5 Launched 13MAY1982. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz T-6 Launched 24JUN1982. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz T-7 Launched 19AUG1982. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
1981
STS 1 (Columbia) First Shuttle Flight. Launched 12APR1981 STS 2 (Columbia) Launched 12NOV1981
Soyuz T-4 Launched 12MAR1981. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz 39 Launched 22MAR1981. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz 40 Launched 14MAY1981. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
1980
Soyuz 35 Launched 9APR1980. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.Soyuz 36 Launched 26MAY1980. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz T-2 Launched 5JUN1980. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz 37 Launched 23JUL1980. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz 38 Launched 18SEPT1980. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz T-3 Launched 27NOV1980. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Venera 13 (Venus Orbiter and Lander)
Venera 14 (Venus Orbiter and Lander)
1979
Soyuz 32 Launched 5FEB1979. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.Soyuz 33 Launched 10APR1979. Failed to dock with Salyut 6.
Soyuz 34 Launched 6JUN1979. Launched unmanned. Docked with Salyut 6. Returned with Soyuz 32 crew.
1978
Soyuz 27 Launched 10JAN1978. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.Soyuz 28 Launched 2MAR1978. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz 29 Launched 15JUN1978. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz 30 Launched 27JUN1978. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz 31 Launched 26AUG1978. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Pioneer Venus Orbiter Orbiter mission to Venus. Launched 20MAY1978.
Pioneer Venus Multi-Probe Atmospheric probe mission to Venus. Launched 8AUG1978.
1977
Soyuz 24 Launched 7FEB1977. Docked with Salyut 5 space station.Soyuz 25 Launched 9OCT1977. Failed to dock with Salyut 6.
Soyuz 26 Launched 10DEC1977. Docked with Salyut 6 space station.
Voyager 1 Jupiter & Saturn flyby mission. Launched 5SEP1977.
Voyager 2 Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune flyby mission. Launched 20AUG1977.
1976
Soyuz 21 Launched 6JUL1976. Docked with Salyut 5 space station.Soyuz 22 Launched 15SEP1976.
Soyuz 23 Launched 14OCT1976. Failed to dock with Salyut 5.
Luna 24
1975
Apollo-Soyuz Launched 15JUL1975. Docked with Soyuz 19 Spacecraft.Soyuz 17 Launched 11JAN1975. Docked with Salyut 4 space station.
Soyuz 18a Launched 5APR1975. Launch abort.
Soyuz 18 Launched 24May1975. Docked with Salyut 4 space station.
Soyuz 19 Launched 15JUL1975. Docked with Apollo Spacecraft.
Viking 1 Launched 20AUG1975. Mars Orbiter and Lander. Landed on Mars - 20JUL1976.
Viking 2 Launched 9SEP1975. Mars Orbiter and Lander. Landed on Mars - 3SEP1976.
Venera 9 (First Venus Orbiter)
Venera 10
1974
Soyuz 14 Launched 3JUL1974. Docked with Salyut 3 space station.Soyuz 15 Launched 26AUG1974. Failed to dock with Salyut 3.
Soyuz 16 Launched 2DEC1974.
Luna 22 (Lunar Orbiter)
Luna 23
1973
Skylab 1 Unmanned launch of Skylab Orbital Workshop. Launched 14MAY1973.Skylab 2 Mission to Skylab space station. Launched 25MAY1973. 28 days duration.
Skylab 3 Mission to Skylab space station. Launched 27JUL1973. 59 days duration.
Skylab 4 Mission to Skylab space station. Launched 16NOV1973. 84 days duration.
Soyuz 12 Launched 27SEP1973.
Soyuz 13 Launched 18SEP1973.
Mariner 10 (First Mercury Flyby)
Mars 4 Launched 21JUL1973. Attempted Mars orbiter. Failed to enter Mars orbit.
Mars 5 Launched 25JUL1973. Entered Mars orbit, but failed after a few days.
Mars 6 Launched 5AUG1973. Attempted Mars lander. Did not survive landing.
Mars 7 Launched 9AUG1973. Attempted Mars lander. Missed the planet.
Pioneer 11 (First Saturn Flyby)
1972
Apollo 16 Launched 6APR1972.Apollo 17 Launched 7DEC1972.
Luna 20 Lunar sample return mission launched on 14FEB1972.
Copernicus (OAO-3) Orbiting astronomical observatory launched on an Atlas-Centaur on 21 August 1972.
Pioneer 10 (First Jupiter Flyby)
1971
Apollo 14 Launched 31JAN1971.Apollo 15 Launched 26JUL1971.
Soyuz 10 Launched 23APR1971. Failed attempt to dock with Salyut 1 space station.
Soyuz 11 Launched 6JUN1971. First mission to dock with Salyut 1 space station. Crew died during re-entry.
Luna 18
Luna 19
Mars 2 Launched 19MAY1971. Orbiter and Lander. Lander crashed.
Mars 3 Launched 28MAY1971. Orbiter and Lander. Lander failed shortly after landing.
Mariner 8 (Mariner H) Launched 9MAY1971. Attempted Mars orbiter. Launch failure.
Mariner 9 (Mariner I) Launched 30MAY1971. Successful Mars orbiter.
1970
Apollo 13 Launched 11APR1970. (Landing Aborted)Soyuz 9 Launched 1JUN1970.
Luna 16 (First Unmanned Lunar Sample Return)
Luna 17 Lunokhod 1 (First Lunar Rover)
Venera 7 (First Venus Lander)
1969
Apollo 9 Launched 3MAR1969.Apollo 10 Launched 18MAY1969.
Apollo 11 Launched 16JUL1969. (First manned lunar landing)
Apollo 12 Launched 14NOV1969.
Soyuz 4 Launched 14JAN1969. Docked with Soyuz 5.
Soyuz 5 Launched 15JAN1969. Docked with Soyuz 4.
Soyuz 6 Launched 11OCT1969. Joint mission with Soyuz 7 and 8.
Soyuz 7 Launched 12OCT1969. Joint mission with Soyuz 6 and 8.
Soyuz 8 Launched 13OCT1969. Joint mission with Soyuz 6 and 7.
Zond 7
Luna 15
Mariner 6 (Mariner F) Launched 24FEB1969. Successful Mars flyby.
Mariner 7 (Mariner G) Launched 27MAR1969. Successful Mars flyby.
Venera 5 Venus atmosphere probe. Launched on 5JAN1969
Venera 6 Venus atmosphere probe. Launched on 10JAN1969
1968
Apollo 7 Launched 11OCT1968.Apollo 8 Launched 21DEC1968. (1st Manned Lunar Orbiter)
Soyuz 3 Launched 26OCT1968.
Luna 14
Zond 6
Zond 5 (First Lunar Flyby and Return to Earth)
Surveyor 7 Lunar lander. Launched 7JAN1968.
Pioneer 9 Interplanetary Weather Satellite. Launched 8NOV1968.
1967
Soyuz 1 Launched 23APR1967 (Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was killed during crash landing)Mariner 5
Venera 4 (First Venus Atmospheric Probe)
Lunar Orbiter 3 Lunar Orbiter. Launched 5FEB1967.
Lunar Orbiter 4 Lunar Orbiter. Launched 4MAY1967.
Lunar Orbiter 5 Lunar Orbiter. Launched 1AUG1967.
Surveyor 3 Lunar lander. Launched 17APR1967.
Surveyor 4 Lunar lander (Failed). Launched 14JUL1967.
Surveyor 5 Lunar lander. Launched 8SEP1967.
Surveyor 6 Lunar lander. Launched 7NOV1967.
Pioneer 8 Interplanetary Weather Satellite. Launched 13DEC1967.
1966
Gemini 8 Launched 16MAR1966. Gemini 9 Launched 3JUN1966.
Gemini 10 Launched 18JUL1966.
Gemini 11 Launched 12SEP1966.
Gemini 12 Launched 11NOV1966.
Luna 9 (First Lunar Lander)
Luna 10 (First Lunar Orbiter)
Lunar Orbiter 1 Lunar Orbiter. Launched 10AUG1966.
Lunar Orbiter 2 Lunar Orbiter. Launched 6NOV1966.
Surveyor 1 Lunar lander. Launched 30MAY1966.
Surveyor 2 Lunar lander (Failed). Launched 20SEP1966.
Pioneer 7 Interplanetary Weather Satellite. Launched 17AUG1966.
1965
Gemini 3 Launched 23MAR1965. Gemini 4 Launched 3JUN1965.
Gemini 5 Launched 21AUG1965.
Gemini 6 Launched 15DEC1965.
Gemini 7 Launched 4DEC1965.
Voskhod 2 Launched 18MAR1965 (First Space Walk)
Ranger 8 Lunar Impactor Probe. Launched 17FEB1965.
Ranger 9 Lunar Impactor Probe. Launched 21MAR1965.
Luna 5
Luna 6
Luna 8
Pioneer 6 Interplanetary Weather Satellite. Launched 16DEC1965.
1964
Voskhod 1 Launched 12OCT1964 (First 3 person crew) Mariner 3 Launched 5NOV1964. Attempted Mars flyby. Failed to reach Mars.
Mariner 4 Launched 28NOV1964. First Mars Flyby.
Ranger 6 Lunar Impactor Probe (Failed). Launched 30JAN1964.
Ranger 7 Lunar Impactor Probe. Launched 28JUL1964.
1963
Mercury-Atlas 9 Launched 15MAY1963.Vostok 5 Launched 14JUN1963. Joint flight with Vostok 6.
Vostok 6 Launched 16JUN1963. Joint flight with Vostok 5.
1962
Mercury-Atlas 6. Launched 20FEB1962.Mercury-Atlas 7. Launched 24MAY1962.
Mercury-Atlas 8. Launched 3OCT1962.
Vostok 3 Launched 11AUG1962. Joint flight with Vostok 4.
Vostok 4 Launched 12AUG1962. Joint flight with Vostok 3.
Mariner 2 (First Venus Flyby) Launched on 27AUG62
Mars 1 Launched 1NOV1962. Attempted Mars flyby. Communications lost before arrival.
Ranger 3 Lunar Impactor Probe (Failed). Launched 26JAN1962.
Ranger 4 Lunar Impactor Probe (Failed). Launched 23APR1962.
Ranger 5 Lunar Impactor Probe (Failed). Launched 18OCT1962.
1961
Mercury-Redstone 3 Launched 5MAY1961. Alan Shepard became the first American in space.Mercury-Redstone 4 Launched 21JUL1961.
Vostok 1 Launched 12APR1961. Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space.
Vostok 2 Launched 6AUG1961.
Ranger 1 Lunar Probe (Failed). Launched 23AUG1961.
Ranger 2 Lunar Probe (Failed). Launched 18NOV1961.
1960
Pioneer 5 First deep space probe. Launched on 11MAR60 1959
Luna 1 (First Lunar Flyby)Luna 2 (First Lunar Impact)
Luna 3 (Lunar Flyby)
Pioneer 4 (Lunar Flyby)
1958
Vanguard 1Explorer 1
1957
Sputnik 1 (First Earth Orbit)Sputnik 2
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