swap_horiz Space Shuttle STS-1 Alternatives

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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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Vostok 1

The Vostok 1 mission represents a pivotal moment in space exploration history. Launched by the Soviet Union in April 196...

Soviet Past Leo Crewed

9.7 Brilliant

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STS-61 Hubble Servicing

STS-61 was a 1993 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission dedicated to servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. As the first s...

Nasa 1993 Shuttle Hubble Repair

9.6 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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Friendship 7 (Mercury-Atlas 6)

Friendship 7 was the spacecraft used in NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, launched on February 20, 1962. Aboard the capsul...

Orbital Nasa 1962 Crewed

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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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is a small rotorcraft developed by NASA for exploration on Mars. It achieved unprecedented...

Helicopter Technology Nasa Mars

9.2 Excellent

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Columbia STS-1

STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first orbital flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, launched on April 12...

Nasa 1981 Shuttle Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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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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Magellan

The Magellan mission utilized radar technology to study Venus. Launched by NASA in 1989, it provided the first comprehen...

Radar Nasa Past Venus

8.7 Great

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Mars Global Surveyor

Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was an unmanned NASA spacecraft designed to map and study the surface and atmosphere of Mars....

Mapping Nasa Mars Past

8.6 Great

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Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Pioneer Venus Orbiter was a NASA spacecraft launched in 1978 to investigate Venus from orbit. It carried instruments for...

Nasa Past Atmosphere Venus

8.2 Great

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Clementine

Clementine was a 1994 lunar mapping and technology demonstration mission jointly managed by the United States Department...

Nasa Past Moon Orbiter

7.7 Good

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Lunar Prospector

Lunar Prospector was a NASA robotic orbiter launched in 1998 as part of the agency's Discovery Program. It surveyed the...

Mapping Nasa Past Moon

7.6 Good

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LADEE

The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, or LADEE, was a NASA robotic spacecraft launched in September 2013....

Nasa Past Moon Atmosphere

7.4 Good