Home›Sources›Encyclopedia Britannica: Space ExplorationSourcesEncyclopedia Britannica: Space ExplorationEncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextSpace and Astronomy Atlas. "Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/sources/britannica-space-exploration.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextSpace and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/sources/britannica-space-explorationCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-encyclopedia-britannica-space-exploratio, author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas}, title = {Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/sources/britannica-space-exploration}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe general reference encyclopedia's coverage of spaceflight history, agencies and the pioneers of rocketry and astronautics.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (159 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.Source TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaSourcesEncyclopedia Britannica: Space ExplorationEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.Claims Backed By This Source (159 claims)This source backs 159 claims across the atlas. As facts: 116 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds. Plus 38 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicConcepts, 44 claims: 30 well-attested, 2 holds, 12 general references.Observatories and Instruments, 41 claims: 31 well-attested, 3 holds, 7 general references.Pioneers, 25 claims: 21 well-attested, 4 general references.Space Agencies and Companies, 24 claims: 20 well-attested, 4 general references.Celestial Objects, 15 claims: 8 well-attested, 7 general references.Categories, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 4 general references.Sources, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.Well-attested116CategoriesConceptsObservatories and InstrumentsPioneersSpace Agencies and CompaniesCelestial ObjectsEuropaNeptunePlutoSunThe MoonTitanUranusConceptsBig Bang TheoryCosmic Microwave BackgroundEscape VelocityExoplanetGeostationary OrbitHeliocentrismHohmann Transfer OrbitLagrange PointsOrbital EccentricityOrbital MechanicsRedshiftObservatories and InstrumentsArecibo ObservatoryChandra X-ray ObservatoryEvent Horizon TelescopeJames Webb Space TelescopeMauna Kea ObservatoriesMount Wilson ObservatoryVery Large ArrayPioneersHermann OberthKonstantin TsiolkovskyRobert GoddardWernher von BraunSourcesEncyclopedia Britannica: Space ExplorationSpace Agencies and CompaniesChina National Space AdministrationISROJAXARoscosmosHolds5ConceptsHohmann Transfer OrbitLagrange PointsObservatories and InstrumentsChandra X-ray ObservatoryJames Webb Space TelescopeMount Wilson ObservatoryGeneral References38CategoriesConceptsObservatories and InstrumentsPioneersSpace Agencies and CompaniesCelestial ObjectsEuropaNeptunePlutoSunThe MoonTitanUranusConceptsBig Bang TheoryCosmic Microwave BackgroundEscape VelocityExoplanetGeostationary OrbitHeliocentrismHohmann Transfer OrbitLagrange PointsOrbital EccentricityOrbital MechanicsRedshiftObservatories and InstrumentsArecibo ObservatoryChandra X-ray ObservatoryEvent Horizon TelescopeJames Webb Space TelescopeMauna Kea ObservatoriesMount Wilson ObservatoryVery Large ArrayPioneersHermann OberthKonstantin TsiolkovskyRobert GoddardWernher von BraunSpace Agencies and CompaniesChina National Space AdministrationISROJAXARoscosmosTake a Related QuizSpace and Astronomy: First ThingsIncludes a question about Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year