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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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Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

The Opportunity rover was a NASA mission designed to study the geology of Mars’ Meridiani Planum region. Launched in 200...

Geology Nasa Mars Rover

9.5 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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Cosmic Background Explorer

The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) was a NASA space mission launched in 1989 to study the cosmic microwave background...

Survey Cosmology Nasa Microwave

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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WMAP

The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) was a NASA space mission that studied the cosmic microwave background ra...

Survey Cosmology Nasa Microwave

9.3 Excellent

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OSIRIS-REx

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft undertook a NASA mission to study the asteroid Bennu. Launched in 2016, it successfully collec...

Nasa Past Asteroid Sample Return

9.3 Excellent

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Space Shuttle STS-1

The Space Shuttle STS-1 mission marked America’s first crewed launch of the Space Shuttle program. This historic flight...

Nasa Past Shuttle Orbiter

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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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

8.9 Great

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Viking 2

The Viking 2 spacecraft was a NASA mission launched in 1976 to explore Mars. It landed near Utopia Planitia and function...

Nasa Mars Past Lander

8.8 Great

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NEAR Shoemaker

The NEAR Shoemaker mission, a NASA project, studied the near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros. Launched in 1998, it successfully...

Nasa Past Asteroid Orbiter

8.8 Great

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Mariner 10

Mariner 10 was a NASA probe launched in 1973, the first mission to visit Mercury and the first to use a planetary gravit...

Nasa Past Mercury Venus

8.6 Great

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Mars Global Surveyor

Mars Global Surveyor was a NASA orbiter launched in 1996 that made the first global laser-altimeter map of Mars and oper...

Mapping Nasa Mars Past

8.6 Great

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Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Pioneer Venus Orbiter was a NASA spacecraft launched in 1978, the first American Venus orbiter and a radar mapper of the...

Nasa Past Atmosphere Venus

8.2 Great

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Venus Express

Venus Express was an ESA orbiter launched in 2005, the first European spacecraft to orbit Venus and study its atmosphere...

Past Atmosphere Venus Orbiter

8.1 Great

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CloudSat

CloudSat was a NASA Earth-observing satellite launched in 2006 to profile cloud structure, using the first 94 GHz cloud...

Radar Nasa Past Earth

7.8 Good

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Clementine

Clementine was a 1994 U.S. Defense Department and NASA mission that mapped the Moon multispectrally and tested lightweig...

Nasa Past Moon Orbiter

7.7 Good

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Lunar Prospector

Lunar Prospector was a NASA orbiter launched in 1998 that mapped lunar gravity and composition, including evidence for p...

Mapping Nasa Past Moon

7.6 Good

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LADEE

LADEE was a NASA lunar orbiter launched in 2013 to study the Moon's thin exosphere and dust environment before a planned...

Nasa Past Moon Atmosphere

7.4 Good