Beyond Earth - A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration 1958-2016

CC = Cape Canaveral, CK = Cape Kennedy, CSG = Le Centre Spatial Guyanais, GIK-5 = Baikonur, KSC = Kennedy Space Center, MARS = Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, NIIP-5 = Baikonur, SHAR = Sriharikota, VAFB = Vandenberg Air Force Base F = failure, IP = in progress, P = partial success, S = success

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GERMANY

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / UNITED STATES

JAPAN / UNITED STATES

ASIASAT

INDIA

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / RUSSIA

UNITED STATES

Table 3. Total Lunar Spacecraft Attempts by Nation/Agency 1958–2016

Table 4. Total Mars Spacecraft Attempts by Nation/Agency 1958–2016

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Table 5. Total Venus Spacecraft Attempts by Nation/Agency 1958–2016

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