Scenarios about 'space exploration'
Browse all alternate history scenarios about 'space exploration'.
What If The Space Shuttle Columbia Never Disintegrated?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Space Shuttle Columbia safely returned to Earth in 2003, potentially altering the trajectory of NASA's human spaceflight program and the development of commercial space ventures.
What If The Space Shuttle Program Never Existed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where NASA never developed the Space Shuttle, potentially reshaping space exploration, orbital capabilities, and international space cooperation from the 1970s to the present day.
What If The Voyager Probes Never Launched?
Exploring the alternate timeline where NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 missions never ventured into the outer solar system, significantly altering our understanding of planetary science and humanity's reach into deep space.
What If Space Colonization Had Begun in the 1980s?
Exploring how humanity would have evolved if serious efforts to establish permanent colonies on the Moon and Mars had started immediately after the Apollo program.
What If The Challenger Disaster Never Happened?
Exploring how space exploration, NASA's trajectory, and public perception of spaceflight might have evolved if the Space Shuttle Challenger had not been lost in 1986.
What If The Soviet Union Won The Space Race?
Exploring how the Cold War, technological development, and global politics might have unfolded if the Soviet Union had maintained its early lead in space exploration and reached the Moon before the United States.