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Guided tour: history of probes

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The space adventure

THE SPACE ADVENTURE

It was not enough for man to contemplate the solar system through telescopes.
With the help of automatic machines, it is possible for him to travel to the bodies of the solar system for a closer look. This is the space adventure which begins.

First, let us have a brief history of space probes that marked our knowledge of the solar system.