As India launched its first spacecraft today in a bid to become the fourth national space agency to reach Mars, we went exploring other space programs around the world.
Obviously, there’s the big kahunas — NASA and Roscosmos and the European Space Agency — and some surprisingly smaller national programs. There are also others we haven’t included here, though we’ve reported in the past about China’s first female Taikonaut and Italy’s delicious vac-packed space risotto.
But first, take a tour on our world map of outer space fun, photos and GIFs. Takeoff in 10 … 9 … 8 … 7 …
