r/Spaceexploration is a subreddit with 39k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses space, first, astronaut, mission, and nasa.
r/SpaceExploration is a subreddit all about space travel (NASA, Roscosmos, SpaceX, ULA, Boeing, Rocket Lab, etc.). Further topics include upcoming launches, science missions, engineering, and more!
Popular Themes in r/Spaceexploration
#1
News
: "NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission ended early due to a medical issue with one astronaut."
31 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "NERVA SPACE DOCUMENTS FOUND AT FLEA MARKET - UPDATE ASSISTANCE NEEDED"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Why did we not rush a first human on a planet within the last 30 years ?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/Spaceexploration
#1
Space
3 posts
#2
First
2 posts
#3
Astronaut
2 posts
#4
Mission
: "NASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission"
2 posts
#5
Nasa
: "Nasa Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission"
2 posts
Flair Used in r/Spaceexploration
#1
🧑🔬 Science Missions
: "Ten Years at Jupiter and Still Going Strong: NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Exceeds Expectations"
33 posts
#2
📖 History
: "How uncomfortable could the Soviet LK lunar lander have been?"
32 posts
#3
🧑🚀 Crewed Missions
: "'Titan is actually a very reasonable destination for humans': Scientists start mapping out crewed mission to huge Saturn moon"
11 posts
#4
🚀 Rocket Launches
: "In July 2028 NASA Launches A Car-Sized, 1,000-Pound Nuclear Drone Toward Saturn’s Moon Titan, A Six-Year, $3.35 Billion Trip To A World Where The Air Is Four Times Denser Than Earth’s, Gravity Is One-Seventh As Strong, And Flying Is The Easy Part"
10 posts
#5
⚙️ Space Engineering
: "On June 10, 2018, NASA officially had to say goodbye to the little rover that could. The Mars Opportunity Rover was meant to last just 90 days and instead marched on for 14 years. It finally lost contact with earth after it was hit by a fierce dust storm."
8 posts
#6
🌠 Art, Popular Culture, and Other
: "I made a space game about exploring a solar system in search of alien knowledge"
3 posts
#7
🧑🚀 Space Tourism
: "NASA ends the MAVEN Mars mission after 11 years of quiet service"
2 posts
#8
🎓 Students & Career Planning
: "China just founded a School of Space Exploration that offers a class on Interstellar Sociology"
1 post
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Last updated: August 13, 2026