Space Missions

List of Space Missions

Explore the remarkable achievements of human ingenuity in space exploration. This list highlights significant missions that have expanded our understanding of the universe.

70 itemsUpdated Mar 13, 2026

This list compiles 67 significant space missions from various countries and time periods, covering early experimental flights to recent crewed missions. It includes a diverse range of spacecraft and launch vehicles that have contributed to space exploration history.

#	Name
2	A-101 test flight
3	A-103 test mission
4	A-104 1965 orbital test of a Apollo spacecraft
5	A-105 final boilerplate test of an Apollo spacecraft
6	Saturn SA-1 1961 mission in NASA's Apollo spaceflight program
7	A-001 Second abort test of the Apollo spacecraft
8	Vanguard SLV-1 failed rocket launch
9	Vanguard SLV-5 failed rocket launch
10	Vanguard SLV-6 failed rocket launch
11	Vanguard SLV-3 failed rocket launch
12	Vanguard SLV-2 failed rocket launch
13	Progress M1-11 Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station
14	Religion in space religious context during spaceflights
15	X-15 Flight 90 1963 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
16	X-15 Flight 91 1963 American crewed mission to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight
17	Euromir-95
18	SES-12 geostationary communications satellite
19	Falcon 9 Flight 20 20th launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 11 Orbcomm-OG2 satellites; first landing of an orbital rocket first stage
20	Falcon 9 Flight 21 21st launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Jason-3 satellite
21	Falcon 9 Flight 22 22nd launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the SES-9 satellite
22	Falcon 9 Flight 23 23rd launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the CRS-8 Dragon spacecraft
23	Falcon 9 Flight 24 24th launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the JCSAT-14 spacecraft
24	Falcon 9 Flight 26 26th launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the ABS-2A and Eutelsat 117 West B spacecraft
25	Falcon 1 Flight 2 rocket launch by SpaceX
26	Falcon 9 Flight 29 29th launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, carrying ten Iridium NEXT satellites
27	Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission maiden flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launcher
28	Ariane flight VA241 space launch
29	Ariane flight VA240 space launch
30	Ariane flight VA244 space launch
31	Ariane flight VA245 space launch
32	Ariane flight VA243 space launch
33	Ariane flight VA246 space launch
34	Ariane flight VA239 space launch
35	Ariane flight VA238 space launch
36	Ariane flight VA237 space launch
37	Ariane flight VA236 space launch
38	Ariane flight VA235 space launch
39	Ariane flight VA234 space launch
40	Ariane flight VA233 space launch
41	Ariane flight VA247 space launch
42	Ariane flight VA248 space launch
43	Ariane flight VA249 space launch
44	Ariane flight VA224 space launch
45	Transporter
46	Vega flight VV20 space launch
47	SSLV-D1 inaugural launch of the Indian Small Satellite Launch Vehicle; failure of Velocity Trimming Module
48	TV-D1 2023 Indian space vehicle test flight
49	TV-D2
50	Gaganyaan-1 Indian spaceflight, planned 2024
51	Vega-C flight VV22 Failed space launch
52	Vega-C flight VV21 space launch
53	Falcon 9 Flight 295 Cygnus cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station
54	Vega flight VV23 Space launch
55	Galactic 04 suborbital tourist spaceflight
57	Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 3
58	Reusable experimental spacecraft mission 1
59	Vega flight VV24 Space launch
60	Vega-C flight VV25 Space launch
61	Ariane flight VA232 space launch
62	flight to the moon
63	Vega-C flight VV26 space launch
64	Vega-C flight VV27 space launch
65	Shenzhou 22 2025 Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station
66	Shenzhou 23 planned Chinese crewed spaceflight to the Tiangong space station
67	Shenzhou 24 planned Chinese crewed spaceflight to the Tiangong space station
68	Apollo 11
69	Mars Rover Perseverance
70	Voyager 1
71	Hubble Space Telescope
72	International Space Station

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 13, 2026.

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