This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable missions, achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space.

This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole. See otherwise the timeline of private spaceflight or look for achievements by each space agency.

Pre-20th century

1900–1956

1957–1959

1960–1969

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990–1999

2000–2009

2010–2019

Since 2020

Notes

See also

• Discovery and exploration of the Solar System

List of spaceflight records

• List of spaceflight records#Human spaceflight firsts

• Timeline of Solar System exploration – A comprehensive list of events in the exploration of the Solar System.

• Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes – A comprehensive list of artificial satellites and space probes.

• Timeline of space travel by nationality

• Timeline of spaceflight – Chronological list of events in spaceflight broken down as a separate article for each year

• Timeline of private spaceflight – For first achievements by private space companies

References

External links

• Chronology of Space Exploration archive of important space exploration missions and events, including future planned and proposed endeavors

• Crewed spaceflight 1961–1980

• History of crewed space missions

• Timeline of the Space Race/Moon Race

• Chronology: Moon Race at russianspaceweb.com

• Space Timeline in 3d