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Explorer 1

Explorer 1 was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in Earth orbit by the United States. Launched in 1958,...

Cold War Satellite Nasa Earth Orbit

9.2 Excellent

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Mercury Friendship 7

The Mercury Friendship 7 was a single-seat capsule designed for crewed orbital missions during the Cold War. It carried...

Cold War Nasa First Us Orbit Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Apollo Command/Service Module

The Apollo Command/Service Module was a critical component of NASA’s manned lunar missions during the Cold War era. It c...

Cold War Nasa Moon Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Apollo Lunar Module

The Apollo Lunar Module was a specialized spacecraft developed by NASA to enable crewed landings on the Moon. This two-s...

Cold War Nasa Moon Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Opportunity rover

The Opportunity rover was a NASA spacecraft designed to explore the Martian surface. Launched in 2004 as part of the Mar...

Endurance Nasa Mars Rover

9.2 Excellent

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Curiosity rover

The Curiosity rover is a NASA spacecraft exploring Mars. Launched in November 2011, it landed in Gale Crater in August 2...

Nasa Mars Rover Current

9.2 Excellent

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Cassini

The Cassini spacecraft was a joint NASA/ESA/ASI mission that orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017. It provided unprecedented...

Science Flagship Nasa Saturn

9.2 Excellent

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Perseverance rover

The Perseverance rover is an American spacecraft exploring Mars. It’s currently operating within Jezero Crater, searchin...

Nasa Mars Rover Astrobiology

9.1 Excellent

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TOPEX/Poseidon

A joint NASA/CNES satellite launched in 1992 that measured global sea-surface topography with radar altimetry, transform...

Ocean Satellite Completed Altimetry

9.0 Excellent

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Spirit rover

NASA Mars Exploration Rover that landed in Gusev Crater in January 2004 and operated for over six years before becoming...

2000S Nasa Mars Rover

8.8 Great

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Mercury Freedom 7

American spacecraft that carried Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961, making him the first American in space during a suborbital...

Cold War Nasa Suborbital Crewed

8.7 Great

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Sojourner rover

NASA's Sojourner, delivered to Mars by the Pathfinder mission in July 1997, was the first wheeled vehicle to successfull...

1990S Nasa Mars Rover

8.7 Great

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SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory launched in 2010 that continuously observes the Sun in multiple extreme-ultraviolet wave...

Solar Nasa Observatory Current

8.7 Great

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Gemini 12

Final Gemini mission, launched November 1966 with Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin, who successfully demonstrated productive e...

Cold War Nasa Crewed Earth Orbit

8.6 Great

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Mars Odyssey

NASA orbiter launched in 2001 that became the longest-operating spacecraft at Mars, and detected hydrogen deposits sugge...

Nasa Mars Current Orbiter

8.6 Great

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Mangalyaan (MOM)

Indian Space Research Organisation's Mars Orbiter Mission, launched in 2013, made India the first Asian nation and only...

Indian Mars First Orbiter

8.6 Great

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WISE / NEOWISE

NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer launched in 2009 that mapped the entire sky in infrared before being repurposed...

Nasa Infrared Observatory Completed

8.5 Great

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Phoenix lander

NASA lander that touched down in Mars's northern polar region in May 2008 and directly confirmed the presence of water i...

Polar Nasa Mars Lander

8.3 Great

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Solar Maximum Mission

NASA spacecraft launched in 1980 to study solar flares at solar maximum; it was notably repaired in orbit by Space Shutt...

Solar Nasa Observatory Sun

7.7 Good

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Mars Observer

NASA's Mars Observer orbiter, launched in 1992, lost contact three days before its planned orbital insertion in 1993, re...

1990S Nasa Mars Orbiter

3.4 Poor