The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 marked the beginning of the space age, making it the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.
Apollo 11 successfully landed humans on the moon in 1969, with Neil Armstrong becoming the first person to set foot on the lunar surface.
The Voyager probes, launched in 1977, provided valuable data about the outer planets and continue to journey into interstellar space.
The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, revolutionized our understanding of the universe by capturing stunning images of distant galaxies.
The International Space Station, a collaborative effort involving multiple countries, has been continuously inhabited since the year 2000.
The Mars rovers, such as Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, have explored the Martian surface, searching for signs of past life and studying the planet's geology.