swap_horiz Phoenix lander Alternatives

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Explorer 1

Explorer 1 became the first United States satellite successfully placed in Earth orbit in 1958. Built by the Jet Propuls...

Cold War Satellite Nasa Earth Orbit

9.20 Excellent

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Mercury Friendship 7

Friendship 7 was the single-seat Mercury capsule that carried John Glenn on February 20, 1962. During the Mercury-Atlas...

Cold War Nasa First Us Orbit Crewed

9.20 Excellent

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Apollo Command/Service Module

NASA's Apollo Command/Service Module provided the main crewed spacecraft for travel to and from the Moon during the Cold...

Cold War Nasa Moon Crewed

9.20 Excellent

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Apollo Lunar Module

Built by Grumman for NASA's Apollo program, the Lunar Module was a specialized spacecraft for landing astronauts on the...

Cold War Nasa Moon Crewed

9.20 Excellent

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Opportunity rover

Opportunity was a NASA Mars Exploration Rover launched in 2003 and landed on Mars in 2004. Its solar-powered design carr...

Endurance Nasa Mars Rover

9.20 Excellent

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Curiosity rover

Launched in November 2011 and landed in Gale Crater in August 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover investigates whether ancient...

Nasa Mars Rover Current

9.20 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

9.20 Excellent

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Huygens probe

The Huygens probe was an ESA-designed lander carried by the Cassini spacecraft. It achieved a historic touchdown on Tita...

Science Titan Lander Atmosphere

9.20 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

9.15 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

9.10 Excellent

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Spirit rover

The Spirit rover was a robotic Mars exploration vehicle that successfully landed in Gusev Crater in January 2004 as part...

2000S Nasa Mars Rover

8.75 Great

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Mercury Freedom 7

Mercury-Redstone 3, utilizing the Freedom 7 spacecraft, was the first crewed space mission in United States history. Lau...

Cold War Nasa Suborbital Crewed

8.70 Great

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Sojourner rover

The Sojourner rover was a 11.5-kilogram, six-wheeled robotic vehicle delivered to Mars as part of NASA's Mars Pathfinder...

1990S Nasa Mars Rover

8.70 Great

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SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a NASA spacecraft launched in 2010 to investigate the Sun's dynamic atmosphere....

Solar Nasa Observatory Current

8.65 Great

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Gemini 12

Gemini 12 was a 1966 crewed spaceflight and the final mission of NASA's Project Gemini. Launched in November 1966, the s...

Cold War Nasa Crewed Earth Orbit

8.55 Great

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Mars Odyssey

2001 Mars Odyssey is a robotic spacecraft orbiting Mars, launched by NASA in April 2001. It holds the record for the lon...

Nasa Mars Current Orbiter

8.55 Great

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Mangalyaan (MOM)

Mangalyaan, formally the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), is a space probe launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation...

Indian Mars First Orbiter

8.55 Great

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Vanguard 1

Vanguard 1 is an American satellite launched on March 17, 1958, as part of the U.S. Navy's Vanguard project. It was the...

Cold War Solar Powered Satellite Nasa

8.45 Great

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Beagle 2

Beagle 2 was a British Mars lander carried by the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission, launched in 2003. It was...

UK Mars Lander Esa

4.25 Poor

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Mars Observer

Mars Observer was a NASA orbiter launched in 1992 to study Mars. The spacecraft lost contact on 21 August 1993, three da...

1990S Nasa Mars Orbiter

3.40 Poor