Space Missions of 2008
Lander
USA
Phoenix
Target: Mars
Touching the Martian North Pole.
Orbiter
India
Chandrayaan-1
Target: Moon
India's first deep space mission.
Testing / Rocket
USA
Experimental Falcon 1 (Flight 4)
Target: Low Earth Orbit
The first private liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit.
Testing / Rocket
USA
Experimental Falcon 1 - Flight 3
Target: Low Earth Orbit
A collision during separation destroys the rocket.