Outline of space exploration

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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.

Essence of space exploration

Big science – Term used to describe a series of changes in science occurred in industrial nations
Exploration – Process of investigating unfamiliar things
High tech – Most advanced technology available
Space – Void between celestial bodies
Spaceflight – Flight into or through outer space

International Space Station
Intuitive Machines Nova-C 1 Odysseus lander (NASA)
Europa Clipper (NASA)
Tiangong space station (CNSA)
Chandrayaan-2 (ISRO)
Hera (ESA)
Chang'e 6 service module (CNSA)
Tiandu-1 and 2 (CNSA)
Queqiao relay satellite (CNSA)
Queqiao-2 relay satellite (CNSA)
ICUBE-Q (SUPARCO)
Chang'e 5 service module (CNSA)
DRO A/B (CAS)
Chang'e 4 (CNSA)
CAPSTONE (NASA)
Danuri (KARI)
Advanced Composition Explorer – NASA mission to observe solar wind
Deep Space Climate Observatory – NOAA observatory for space weather
Aditya-L1 (ISRO)
Mars Odyssey (NASA)
Mars Express – ESA satellite orbiting Mars
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA)
Mars Science Laboratory – NASA rover to Mars
MAVEN – NASA satellite orbiting Mars
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (ESA / Roscosmos) – Mars satellite
Tianwen-1 (CNSA)
Mars 2020 Perseverance rover – NASA rover to Mars
Akatsuki – JAXA satellite orbiting Venus
BepiColombo (ESA / JAXA)
STEREO – NASA mission to observe the Sun
Parker Solar Probe – NASA probe to Sun
Solar Orbiter – ESA probe to Sun
Hayabusa2♯ (JAXA) – sample return mission to asteroid Ryugu
OSIRIS-APEX (NASA) – probe to asteroid Apophis
Lucy – NASA probe to multiple Jupiter trojans
Psyche (NASA) – probe to asteroid Psyche
Juno – NASA satellite orbiting Jupiter
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – ESA probe to Jupiter and its moons
New Horizons – probe to Pluto
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (NASA) – probes to outer Solar System and interstellar space

Lunar (the Moon)

Sun

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Outer Solar System

Beyond the Solar System

Astronaut – Commander, pilot, or crew member of a spacecraft
Non-rocket spacelaunch – Concepts for launch into space
Space and survival – Idea that spacefaring is necessary for long-term human survival
Space vehicle – Combination of launch vehicle and spacecraft
- Launch vehicle – Rocket used to carry a spacecraft into space
- Spacecraft – Vehicle or machine designed to fly in space
Spaceflight – Flight into or through outer space
Space research – Scientific studies carried out using scientific equipment in outer space

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