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Apollo 8

The Apollo 8 mission involved a three-man NASA crew – Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders – undertaking the f...

Lunar Nasa Apollo Past

9.7 Brilliant

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Apollo 17

The Apollo 17 mission represents NASA’s concluding journey to the Moon within the Apollo program. Launched in December 1...

Lunar Nasa Apollo Past

9.4 Excellent

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Viking 1

The Viking 1 mission involved both an orbiter and a lander deployed to Mars in 1975. It achieved the historic feat of de...

Nasa Mars Past Lander

9.4 Excellent

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Venera 13

The Venera 13 mission represents a significant achievement in early planetary exploration. Launched by the Soviet Union...

Surface Soviet Past Lander

9.2 Excellent

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Luna 9

The Luna 9 mission represents a significant achievement in early space exploration. Launched by the Soviet Union in 1966...

Soviet Past Moon Lander

9.2 Excellent

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Chang'e 4

Chang’e 4 is a Chinese space mission successfully deploying a lander and rover to explore the Moon’s far side. This achi...

China Active Moon Lander

9.2 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

9.2 Excellent

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Chang'e 5

The Chang’e 5 spacecraft represents a significant achievement in space exploration. Launched by China in 2020, it succes...

China Past Moon Lander

9.1 Excellent

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Venera 9

The Venera 9 mission represents a significant achievement in early planetary exploration. Launched by the Soviet Union i...

Soviet Past Lander Venus

9.0 Excellent

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Tianwen-1

The Tianwen-1 mission represents China’s ambitious exploration of Mars. This active space project launched in July 2020...

China Active Mars Lander

9.0 Excellent

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Venera 7

The Venera 7 mission represents a pivotal achievement in space exploration. Launched by the Soviet Union in 1970, it ach...

Soviet Past Lander Venus

8.9 Great

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Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan-3 is an Indian space mission involving a lander and rover designed for exploration of the Moon’s surface. It...

Rover Past Moon Lander

8.9 Great

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Apollo 16

The Apollo 16 mission, launched in 1972, represents NASA’s second crewed landing on the Moon. It focused exploration of...

Lunar Nasa Rover Crewed

8.9 Great

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Surveyor 5

Surveyor 5 was a NASA lunar lander that reached Mare Tranquillitatis in 1967 and made the first chemical analysis of lun...

Lunar Surface Nasa Lander

7.8 Good

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Surveyor 6

Surveyor 6 was a NASA lunar lander that touched down in 1967 and made the first planned liftoff and repositioning from t...

Lunar Surface Nasa Lander

7.8 Good

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Surveyor 3

Surveyor 3 was a NASA lunar lander that touched down in 1967; Apollo 12 later visited it and returned parts to Earth for...

Lunar Surface Nasa Lander

7.6 Good

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IM-1

IM-1 was a 2024 Intuitive Machines lunar mission whose Odysseus lander became the first U.S. spacecraft to reach the Moo...

Intuitive Lunar Private Lander

7.2 Good

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Beresheet

Beresheet was an Israeli SpaceIL lunar lander launched in 2019, notable as the first privately funded mission to reach l...

Lunar Private Lander Spaceil

5.2 Mediocre

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HAKUTO-R Mission 1

HAKUTO-R Mission 1 was a Japanese ispace lunar lander launched in 2022, notable as a private Moon landing attempt that f...

Lunar Private Lander Ispace

4.7 Poor

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Peregrine Mission One

Peregrine Mission One was a 2024 Astrobotic lunar lander, notable as the first Vulcan Centaur payload and a NASA CLPS mi...

Lunar Private Lander Astrobotic

3.6 Poor