On May 25, 1961, the US president John F. Kennedy made a speech addressing the goal of US space exploration, that is, to send astronauts to the moon and have them return to the earth safely. After continuous effort on R&D the Apollo lunar plan had been completed followed by the successful landing the Lunar Module "Eagle." Human beings have entered a new era of space exploration.

After Soviet Union and the US, France successfully launched "Diamond" rocket. In 1970, Japan also successfully launched its first artificial satellite to the sky.

Besides the successful launch of man-made satellites, human beings have worked With great efforts toward the exploration and the observation of other planets in the solar system, On December 14, 1962, MARINER 2 became the first prove arriving on other planet (Venus). Soviet Union and the US, at the same time, worked on the discovery of lives on other planets, in particular, on Mars.