In Photos: Space Exploration

The twentieth century dawned the age of space exploration. What space exploits will the twenty-first century hold?

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The Moon

The first manned mission to visit the Moon's orbit was Apollo 8 in December 1968, with Apollo 11 finally landing on the Moon in July 1969.
Apollo 14 Space Capsule

The Apollo 14 space capsule is shown on display at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Cananveral. Apollo 14 was the third mission to land on the Moon.
Space Shuttle Landing

The partially reusable Space Shuttles were in use from 1981 till 2011 in a total of 135 missions.
Space Shuttle Launch

All NASA Space Shuttles were launched (as pictured) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope was carried into Earth's orbit in 1990 and has been relaying incredible images of deep space since.
ISS

The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable satellite in a low Earth orbit. It functions as a laboratory for science experiments.