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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 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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Ingenuity helicopter

The Ingenuity helicopter is a rotorcraft developed by NASA for exploration on Mars. It represents a groundbreaking achie...

Helicopter Nasa Mars First Flight

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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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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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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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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Swift (Neil Gehrels Observatory)

NASA Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory launched in 2004, designed to detect gamma-ray bursts and autonomously repoint withi...

Nasa Observatory Current Multi Wavelength

8.3 Great

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IUE (International Ultraviolet Explorer)

Joint NASA/ESA/UK International Ultraviolet Explorer launched in 1978 that operated for nearly 18 years, providing ultra...

Science Observatory Completed Ultraviolet

8.3 Great

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MMS (Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission)

NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, launched in 2015, uses four identical spacecraft flying in close formation to...

Nasa Current Magnetosphere Probe

8.3 Great

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STEREO-A

One of two NASA spacecraft launched in 2006 to provide the first stereoscopic views of the Sun and solar phenomena from...

Science Nasa Sun Probe

8.1 Great

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OAO-2

NASA Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2, launched in 1968, the first successful space-based ultraviolet telescope, prov...

Cold War Science Nasa Observatory

7.8 Good

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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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Psyche spacecraft

NASA spacecraft launched in October 2023 en route to 16 Psyche, a metal-rich asteroid in the main belt thought to be a r...

Science Nasa Current Orbiter

7.3 Good

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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, named after the agency's first Chief of Astronomy, is a wide-field infrared ob...

Nasa Observatory Dark Energy Upcoming

7.2 Good

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STEREO-B

One of two NASA spacecraft launched in 2006 for stereoscopic solar observation; contact was lost in 2014 and briefly res...

Nasa Sun Probe Stereo Imaging

6.8 Fair