Explorer Mode

Mission Timeline

276 missions with a recorded launch or start date, oldest first. Not every mission in the catalog has a date on file, so this view is a slice of the full mission list, not the whole of it.

1950s

May 1958
Explorer 1

1960s

May 1961
Mercury-Redstone 3: Freedom 7
Jul 1961
Mercury-Redstone 4: Liberty Bell 7
Feb 1962
Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7
May 1962
Mercury Atlas 7: Aurora 7
Oct 1962
Mercury-Atlas 8: Sigma 7
May 1963
Mercury-Atlas 9: Faith 7
Apr 1964
Gemini I
Jan 1965
Gemini II
Mar 1965
Gemini III
Jun 1965
Gemini IV
Dec 1965
Gemini VI
Dec 1965
Gemini VII
Mar 1966
Gemini VIII
Jun 1966
Gemini IX
Jul 1966
Gemini X
Sep 1966
Gemini XI
Oct 1966
Lunar Orbiter 1
Nov 1966
Gemini XII
Oct 1967
Lunar Orbiter 4
Oct 1967
Lunar Orbiter 3
Oct 1967
Lunar Orbiter 2
Nov 1967
Apollo 4
Jan 1968
Lunar Orbiter 5
Jan 1968
Apollo 5
Oct 1968
Apollo 7
Dec 1968
Apollo 8
Mar 1969
Apollo 9
May 1969
Apollo 10
Jul 1969
Apollo 11
Nov 1969
Apollo 12

1970s

Feb 1971
Apollo 14
Aug 1971
Apollo 15
Apr 1972
Apollo 16
Dec 1972
Apollo 17
Jun 1973
Skylab 2
Sep 1973
Skylab 3
Feb 1974
Skylab 4
Aug 1977
Voyager 1 and 2Featured
Jul 1979
Skylab

1980s

Nov 1981
STS-2
Mar 1982
STS-3
Jul 1982
STS-4
Nov 1982
STS-5
Apr 1983
STS-6
Jun 1983
STS-7
Sep 1983
STS-8
Dec 1983
STS-9
Feb 1984
STS-41B
Apr 1984
STS-41C
Sep 1984
STS-41D
Oct 1984
STS-41G
Nov 1984
STS-51A
Jan 1985
STS-51C
Apr 1985
STS-51D
May 1985
STS-51B
Jun 1985
STS-51G
Aug 1985
STS-51F
Sep 1985
STS-51I
Oct 1985
STS-51J
Nov 1985
STS-61A
Nov 1985
STS-61B
Jan 1986
STS-61C
Jan 1986
STS-51L
Oct 1988
STS-26
Dec 1988
STS-27
Mar 1989
STS-29
May 1989
STS-30
Aug 1989
STS-28
Oct 1989
STS-34
Nov 1989
STS-33

1990s

Jan 1990
STS-32
Mar 1990
STS-36
Apr 1990
Hubble Space TelescopeFeatured
Apr 1990
STS-31
Oct 1990
STS-41
Dec 1990
STS-35
Apr 1991
STS-37
May 1991
STS-39
Jun 1991
STS-40
Aug 1991
STS-43
Sep 1991
STS-48
Dec 1991
STS-44
Jan 1992
STS-42
Apr 1992
STS-45
May 1992
STS-49
Jul 1992
STS-50
Aug 1992
STS-46
Sep 1992
STS-47
Nov 1992
STS-52
Dec 1992
STS-53
Jan 1993
STS-54
Apr 1993
STS-56
May 1993
STS-55
Jul 1993
STS-57
Sep 1993
STS-51
Nov 1993
STS-58
Dec 1993
STS-61
Feb 1994
STS-60
Mar 1994
STS-62
Apr 1994
STS-59
Jul 1994
STS-65
Sep 1994
STS-64
Oct 1994
STS-68
Nov 1994
STS-66
Feb 1995
STS-63
Mar 1995
STS-67
Jul 1995
STS-71
Jul 1995
STS-70
Sep 1995
STS-69
Nov 1995
STS-73
Nov 1995
STS-74
Jan 1996
STS-72
Mar 1996
STS-75
Mar 1996
STS-76
May 1996
STS-77
Jul 1996
STS-78
Dec 1996
STS-80
Jan 1997
STS-81
Feb 1997
STS-82
Apr 1997
STS-83
May 1997
STS-84
Jul 1997
STS-94
Aug 1997
STS-85
Oct 1997
STS-86
Dec 1997
STS-87
Jan 1998
STS-89
May 1998
STS-90
Jun 1998
STS-91
Nov 1998
STS-95
Nov 1998
International Space StationFeatured
Dec 1998
STS-88
Jun 1999
STS-96
Jul 1999
STS-93
Dec 1999
STS-103

2000s

Feb 2000
STS-99
May 2000
STS-101
Sep 2000
STS-106
Oct 2000
STS-92
Dec 2000
STS-97
Feb 2001
STS-98
Mar 2001
Expedition 1
Mar 2001
STS-102
May 2001
STS-100
Jul 2001
STS-104
Aug 2001
STS-105
Aug 2001
Expedition 2
Dec 2001
STS-108
Dec 2001
Expedition 3
Mar 2002
STS-109
Apr 2002
STS-110
Jun 2002
STS-111
Jun 2002
Expedition 4
Oct 2002
STS-112
Dec 2002
STS-113
Dec 2002
Expedition 5
Feb 2003
STS-107
May 2003
Expedition 6
Oct 2003
Expedition 7
Apr 2004
Expedition 8
Oct 2004
Expedition 9
Nov 2004
STS-120
Apr 2005
Expedition 10
Aug 2005
STS-114
Oct 2005
Expedition 11
Apr 2006
Expedition 12
Jul 2006
STS-121
Sep 2006
Expedition 13
Dec 2006
STS-116
Apr 2007
Expedition 14
Jun 2007
STS-117
Aug 2007
STS-118
Oct 2007
Expedition 15
Feb 2008
STS-122
Mar 2008
STS-123
Apr 2008
Expedition 16
Jun 2008
STS-124
Oct 2008
Expedition 17
Nov 2008
STS-126
Mar 2009
STS-119
Apr 2009
Expedition 18
May 2009
STS-125
May 2009
Expedition 19
Jul 2009
STS-127
Sep 2009
STS-128
Nov 2009
Expedition 20
Nov 2009
STS-129
Dec 2009
Expedition 21

2010s

Feb 2010
STS-130
Mar 2010
Expedition 22
Apr 2010
STS-131
May 2010
Pad Abort-1
May 2010
STS-132
Jun 2010
Expedition 23
Sep 2010
Expedition 24
Nov 2010
Expedition 25
Mar 2011
STS-133
Mar 2011
Expedition 26
May 2011
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
May 2011
Expedition 27
Jun 2011
STS-134
Jun 2011
Mini-RF
Jul 2011
STS-135
Sep 2011
Expedition 28
Nov 2011
Expedition 29
Nov 2011
CuriosityFeatured
Apr 2012
Expedition 30
Jul 2012
Expedition 31
Sep 2012
Expedition 32
Nov 2012
Expedition 33
Mar 2013
Expedition 34
May 2013
Expedition 35
Sep 2013
Expedition 36
Nov 2013
Expedition 37
Mar 2014
Expedition 38
May 2014
Expedition 39
Sep 2014
Expedition 40
Nov 2014
Expedition 41
Dec 2014
Orion and SLSFeatured
Mar 2015
Expedition 42
Jun 2015
Expedition 43
Sep 2015
Expedition 44
Dec 2015
Expedition 45
Jun 2016
Expedition 47
Jun 2016
Expedition 46
Sep 2016
Expedition 48
Oct 2016
Expedition 49
Apr 2017
Expedition 50
Jun 2017
Expedition 51
Sep 2017
Expedition 52
Dec 2017
Expedition 53
Feb 2018
Expedition 54
Jun 2018
Expedition 55
Aug 2018
Parker Solar ProbeFeatured
Dec 2018
Expedition 57
Jun 2019
Expedition 58
Jul 2019
Ascent Abort-2
Oct 2019
Expedition 60
Oct 2019
Expedition 59

2020s

Feb 2020
Expedition 61
Apr 2020
Expedition 62
May 2020
Commercial CrewFeatured
Jul 2020
PerseveranceFeatured
Oct 2020
Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM)
Oct 2020
Expedition 63
Jan 2021
Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator (PTD)
Apr 2021
Expedition 64
Aug 2021
Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC)
Oct 2021
Expedition 65
Dec 2021
Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)
Dec 2021
IXPEFeatured
Dec 2021
James Webb Space TelescopeFeatured
Mar 2022
Expedition 66
Sep 2022
Expedition 67
Nov 2022
Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID)
Nov 2022
ArtemisFeatured
Dec 2022
Artemis I
Mar 2023
SpaceX Crew-5
Mar 2023
Expedition 68
Apr 2023
SpaceX CRS-27
Jun 2023
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-28
Jun 2023
CubeSat Proximity Operations Demonstration (CPOD)
Sep 2023
SpaceX Crew-6
Oct 2023
PsycheFeatured
Dec 2023
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
Jan 2024
Quesst
May 2024
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test
Sep 2024
Expedition 71
Sep 2024
HERA
Oct 2024
Europa ClipperFeatured
Feb 2025
Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1 (PRIME-1)
Apr 2026
Artemis II
Jun 2026
CAPSTONE
May 2028
Artemis IV

2030s

Mar 2030
Advanced Air Mobility

2040s

Mar 2040
Gateway