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Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory delivered the car-sized Curiosity rover to Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. Designed to stu...

Nasa Mars Rover 2011

9.72 Brilliant

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Mars 2020 (Perseverance)

NASA's Mars 2020 mission landed Perseverance in Jezero Crater in February 2021 to investigate an ancient environment tha...

2020 Nasa Mars Rover

9.68 Brilliant

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OSIRIS-REx (Bennu Sample Return)

Launched in 2016, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission traveled to the near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu to collect material for lab...

2023 Nasa Asteroid Earth Return

9.66 Brilliant

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STS-61 Hubble Servicing

During NASA's 1993 STS-61 mission, Space Shuttle Endeavour carried the crew and equipment for the first servicing visit...

Nasa 1993 Shuttle Hubble Repair

9.58 Brilliant

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Friendship 7 (Mercury-Atlas 6)

Friendship 7 was the Mercury capsule that carried John Glenn on NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 mission on February 20, 1962. Lau...

Orbital Nasa 1962 Crewed

9.35 Excellent

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Mariner 9

NASA's Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to enter orbit around another planet when it reached Mars in 1971. Its work...

Mapping Nasa Mars Orbiter

9.20 Excellent

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Opportunity

The Opportunity rover explored the Martian surface from 2003 to 2018. NASA’s mission investigated Gale Crater searching...

Surface Nasa Mars Rover

9.20 Excellent

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Curiosity

The Curiosity rover is a mobile science laboratory exploring Mars. Launched by NASA in 2011, it landed within Gale Crate...

Surface Nasa Mars Rover

9.20 Excellent

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Ingenuity

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is an experimental rotorcraft deployed as part of the Mars Perseverance rover mission. It ac...

Helicopter Technology Nasa Mars

9.20 Excellent

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COBE

The COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer) mission, operated by NASA from 1989 to 1993, provided crucial data about the early...

Cosmology Nasa Microwave Observatory

9.20 Excellent

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Apollo 15

The Apollo 15 mission, launched in July 1971, represents a significant chapter in lunar exploration. NASA’s crew conduct...

Lunar Nasa Rover Crewed

9.18 Excellent

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Columbia STS-1

STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first orbital flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, launched on April 12...

Nasa 1981 Shuttle Crewed

9.18 Excellent

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Voyager 2

Voyager 2 is a NASA-built spacecraft deployed in 1977. It’s notable for being the first to explore Uranus and Neptune pr...

Active Nasa Interstellar Outer Planets

9.15 Excellent

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Pioneer Venus Multiprobe

The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe was a NASA space mission launched in 1978 to investigate the atmosphere of Venus. It consis...

Nasa 1978 Venus Atmospheric Probes

8.76 Great

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Mariner 2

The Mariner 2 spacecraft represents a pivotal moment in space exploration. Launched by NASA in 1962, it achieved the fir...

Nasa Past Venus Firsts

8.15 Great

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Magellan

The Magellan mission utilized radar technology to study Venus. Launched by NASA in 1989, it provided the first comprehen...

Radar Nasa Past Venus

8.02 Great

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Mariner 10

Mariner 10 was a robotic space probe launched by NASA in November 1973 to conduct planetary flybys of Venus and Mercury....

Nasa Past Mercury Venus

7.93 Good

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Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Pioneer Venus Orbiter was a NASA spacecraft launched in 1978 to investigate Venus from orbit. It carried instruments for...

Nasa Past Atmosphere Venus

7.53 Good

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NEO Surveyor

NEO Surveyor is a planned infrared space telescope developed by NASA, with a scheduled launch in 2027. Designed to opera...

Nasa Infrared Planned Asteroid

7.48 Good

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EnVision

EnVision is a planned Venus orbiter mission selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of its Cosmic Vision pro...

Geology Planned Venus Esa

7.42 Good