2013 was voted the year of space flights.

In addition, aerospace companies around the world also reap certain achievements in the field of aerospace, performing giant jumps in the exploration of strange alien lands.

Thereby, Space voted five most amazing space flights in 2013.

1. Launch missiles and private spacecraft onto the ISS station

Space X Company launched SES-8 commercial satellites at Canaveral Cape Air Force, Florida on December 3, 2013.(Photo: Space)

Private company Cygnus Orbital Sciences Corp made its first test flight in September with the Antares Cygnus and missile spacecraft, marking a major advance in the space trade industry. The company has signed a $ 1.9 billion contract with NASA for eight cargo flights to the ISS using missiles Antares and Cygnus spacecraft.

In addition, the launch of the Dragon Ship of SpaceX private company was also highly appreciated by the scientific community. At the same time, Dragon was the first private spacecraft to deliver to the ISS by the Falcon 9. rocket. SpaceX also received a $ 1.6 billion order to bring 20 tons of NASA cargo to ISS in 12 flights. fly.

2. Chinese spacecraft landed on the Moon

On December 14, the Chinese Hang Nga-3 spacecraft successfully landed on the moon at the Rainbow Bay area - becoming the third nation in the world (after the Soviet Union and the US) to make be this.(Photo: Space)

On December 14, China's Hang Nga-3 spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon at the Rainbow Bay area - becoming the third nation in the world (after the US and the Soviet Union). ) do this. This event marks an important step in China's aerospace industry. In addition, after a few hours of landing on the Moon, the self-propelled six-wheeled Rabbit Rabbit was separated from the ship to perform expeditions on the Moon's surface.

Time for Hang Nga-3 to operate on the Moon is estimated to be about a year, while the self-propelled six-wheel-drive Rabbit will operate only for three months.

3. India and NASA put two fleets on Mars

Artwork of Nasa's MAVEN unmanned aerial probe to Mars for the purpose of studying the atmosphere and water on Mars.(Photo: Space)

India successfully launched the first non-manned spacecraft Mangalyaan to Mars, thanks to a 350-ton rocket. This event marked an important step in achieving the goal of becoming the only Asian country to explore the red planet. India's entire Mars exploration project amounted to $ 73 million, about six times less than the cost of NASA executing the Mars exploration program in early 2014.

In addition, the scientists also recorded the success of NASA's MAVEN unmanned aerial probe on Mars with the aim of studying the atmosphere and water on this red planet. The Atlas V401 rocket brings MAVEN gas probes to the Martian surface, collecting samples in the atmosphere, that journey lasts for 10 months.

4. Successfully test travel flights into space

The space tourism industry made a huge step forward in 2013. In April this year, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two spacecraft, headed by Richard Branson, successfully performed its first test flight. me

In the presence of many people, the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) activated the engine, after separating from the WhiteKnightTwo mother spacecraft at 14,300 meters above the Mojave Desert in California (USA). When the rocket ignited, it took just 16 seconds to propel the spacecraft to a height of 16.764m, which was 1.2 times the speed of sound. Finally, the two pilots controlling the SS2 spacecraft landed safely at the Mojave aerospace airport, the entire process taking about 10 minutes.

5. Astronaut Chris Hadfield 'brings' space down to Earth

Space also voted for the flight and landed safely by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield - the commander of the No. 35 flight crew on the ISS, in this top 5. Chris Hadfield landed safely on May 14, 2013 in a land in Kazakhstan with astronauts Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko, after 5 months of working in space.

During the time on ISS, Chris Hadfield not only took hundreds of photos but also conducted seminars with students on Earth, posted his stories on ISS on social networks, attracted interest. the heart of many people around the world. In addition, from space, he also sent songs 'Jewel in the night' to celebrate Christmas to everyone in the world.

It is known that in autumn 2014, Hadfield will start teaching at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.