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Missions of ISRO, NASA & SpaceX

Which rocket flew, where it went, who was on board and what happened — all in one simple table.

Chandrayaan-1

ISRO · 2008

Chandrayaan-1

India's first Moon mission. It found water molecules on the lunar surface.

Rocket
PSLV-XL C11
Destination
Moon orbit
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Success
Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)

ISRO · 2013

Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)

India reached Mars on the very first try — and did it cheaper than a movie budget.

Rocket
PSLV-XL C25
Destination
Mars orbit
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Success
Chandrayaan-2

ISRO · 2019

Chandrayaan-2

The orbiter still works beautifully; the Vikram lander had a hard landing.

Rocket
GSLV Mk III M1
Destination
Moon (orbit + south pole)
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Partial
Chandrayaan-3

ISRO · 2023

Chandrayaan-3

First ever soft landing near the Moon's south pole. Pragyan rover rolled out and explored.

Rocket
LVM3 M4
Destination
Moon south pole
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Success
Aditya-L1

ISRO · 2023

Aditya-L1

India's first Sun observatory, parked at a spot where it can watch the Sun non-stop.

Rocket
PSLV-XL C57
Destination
Sun (L1 point, 1.5M km)
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Ongoing
Gaganyaan

ISRO · 2026+

Gaganyaan

India's first crewed spaceflight — three travellers for up to three days in orbit.

Rocket
HLVM3
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Crew
3 astronauts
Status
Planned
Apollo 11

NASA · 1969

Apollo 11

The first humans walked on the Moon and brought back 21.5 kg of rock.

Rocket
Saturn V
Destination
Moon surface
Crew
Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins
Status
Success
Voyager 1

NASA · 1977

Voyager 1

The farthest human-made object, still whispering data from beyond the solar system.

Rocket
Titan IIIE-Centaur
Destination
Outer planets → interstellar space
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Ongoing
Hubble Space Telescope

NASA · 1990

Hubble Space Telescope

The eye above the clouds — it gave us the deepest pictures of the young universe.

Rocket
Space Shuttle Discovery
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Ongoing
Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)

NASA · 2011

Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)

A nuclear-powered car-sized rover proving Mars once had drinkable water.

Rocket
Atlas V 541
Destination
Gale Crater, Mars
Crew
Uncrewed rover
Status
Ongoing
Mars 2020 (Perseverance + Ingenuity)

NASA · 2020

Mars 2020 (Perseverance + Ingenuity)

Collects rock samples and flew Ingenuity — the first aircraft on another planet.

Rocket
Atlas V 541
Destination
Jezero Crater, Mars
Crew
Uncrewed rover + helicopter
Status
Ongoing
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA · 2021

James Webb Space Telescope

A gold honeycomb mirror that sees infrared light from the first galaxies ever born.

Rocket
Ariane 5 (with ESA)
Destination
Sun-Earth L2 point
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Ongoing
Artemis I

NASA · 2022

Artemis I

The rehearsal flight for sending astronauts back to the Moon.

Rocket
SLS Block 1
Destination
Moon (flyby, uncrewed test)
Crew
Uncrewed test
Status
Success
Parker Solar Probe

NASA · 2018

Parker Solar Probe

The fastest object ever built, literally touching the Sun's outer atmosphere.

Rocket
Delta IV Heavy
Destination
Sun's corona
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Ongoing
Falcon 1 Flight 4

SpaceX · 2008

Falcon 1 Flight 4

The first privately built liquid rocket to reach orbit — after three failures.

Rocket
Falcon 1
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Success
Dragon CRS-1

SpaceX · 2012

Dragon CRS-1

First commercial cargo delivery to the ISS.

Rocket
Falcon 9 v1.0
Destination
International Space Station
Crew
Uncrewed cargo
Status
Success
Falcon Heavy Demo

SpaceX · 2018

Falcon Heavy Demo

Two boosters landed side by side while a car sailed into deep space.

Rocket
Falcon Heavy
Destination
Heliocentric orbit (Mars-crossing)
Crew
A red Tesla + 'Starman'
Status
Success
Crew Dragon Demo-2

SpaceX · 2020

Crew Dragon Demo-2

The first crewed flight from US soil since the Shuttle retired.

Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Destination
International Space Station
Crew
Behnken & Hurley
Status
Success
Starlink Constellation

SpaceX · 2019→

Starlink Constellation

Thousands of small internet satellites launched sixty at a time.

Rocket
Falcon 9 (reused)
Destination
Low Earth Orbit shells
Crew
Uncrewed
Status
Ongoing
Starship Flight Tests

SpaceX · 2023→

Starship Flight Tests

The tallest rocket ever flown, designed to be fully reusable.

Rocket
Starship + Super Heavy
Destination
Orbit → Moon & Mars
Crew
Uncrewed tests
Status
Ongoing