2020's top space highlights
2020's top space highlights
Trump hails SpaceX's first NASA mission
Date: May 30
Location: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA
"The United States has regained our place of prestige as the world leader. As has often been stated, you can't be number one on Earth if you are number two in space."
The first Black astronaut's long-term stay on the ISS
Date: November 19
"...the short answer is - it awesome. I could sit here and tell you for the entire duration of this conference how great the ride was."
China launches its first Mars mission
Date: July 23
Location: WENCHANG, HAINAN PROVINCE, CHINA
SpaceX's prototype rocket explodes on its test pad
Date: May 29
Location: BOCA CHICA, TEXAS
Courtesy: LABPADRE / YOUTUBE
China lands its lunar probe and collects moon rocks
Date: December 2
Japan's asteroid samples arrive after 6 years in space
Date: December 6
Location: SAGAMIHARA, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
