Space exploration

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Title

Space exploration

Content partner

National Library of New Zealand

Collection

AnyQuestions

Description

Humans have been fascinated with the stars for thousands of years, but were unable to visit space until the 20th century. Space exploration began in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite into orbit around earth. Since then there have been thousands of missions into space – both manned and unmanned. We explore space to understand more about Earth, the solar system, and the universe beyond.

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Article

Date created

03-02-2023

URL

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many-answers/space-exploration

Related subjects

space / space exploration / astronauts / rockets / satellites / orbit / space missions / Earth / Moon / universe / NASA / Rocket Lab / science / planet earth and beyond / solar system / telescopes

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