SpaceTRC / Mission Database
From Sputnik to TLM-1: the milestones of space exploration
The missions that changed space history, from the first satellite to Türkiye’s first Moon mission, in one place. Filter by target, era and mission type, show only historic firsts or highlight Turkish missions.
Database
Missions, year by year
Each card shows the mission’s agency, target, type, current status and its most important achievement.
Follow live positions of active missions on the Mission Tracker and upcoming launches on the launch schedule. The Space history page with 32 milestones complements this database.
Sources
- NASA NSSDCA (National Space Science Data Coordinated Archive) mission records; ESA, JAXA, ISRO, CNSA and Roscosmos mission pages.
- Turkish missions: TÜBİTAK UZAY, Türksat, Turkish Space Agency and Axiom Space announcements.
- 2026 missions: NASA (Artemis II, Roman), ESA (Hera, BepiColombo).
Last updated: 2 November 2026