Humans have ventured as far as the Moon, with the last manned mission, Apollo 17, landing in 1972. However, unmanned probes have traveled significantly farther. The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, is currently the farthest human-made object from Earth, having entered interstellar space in 2012.
Other notable milestones in space exploration include:
- Orbiting Earth: The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
- Landing on the Moon: The first successful Moon landing was achieved by the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
- Exploring Mars: Numerous robotic rovers and landers have explored the surface of Mars, including the Curiosity rover, which landed in 2012.
These achievements represent significant steps in our understanding of the universe and our place within it.
