swap_horiz Space Shuttle STS-1 Alternatives

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STS-61 Hubble Servicing

During NASA's 1993 STS-61 mission, Space Shuttle Endeavour carried the crew and equipment for the first servicing visit...

Nasa 1993 Shuttle Hubble Repair

9.58 Brilliant

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Friendship 7 (Mercury-Atlas 6)

Friendship 7 was the Mercury capsule that carried John Glenn on NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 mission on February 20, 1962. Lau...

Orbital Nasa 1962 Crewed

9.35 Excellent

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Mariner 9

NASA's Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to enter orbit around another planet when it reached Mars in 1971. Its work...

Mapping Nasa Mars Orbiter

9.20 Excellent

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Apollo 15

The Apollo 15 mission, launched in July 1971, represents a significant chapter in lunar exploration. NASA’s crew conduct...

Lunar Nasa Rover Crewed

9.18 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

9.18 Excellent

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Gemini 6A

Launched by NASA in 1965, Gemini 6A was a crewed spaceflight that successfully achieved the first space rendezvous in hi...

1965 Nasa Gemini Crewed

9.08 Excellent

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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

8.96 Great

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Apollo 16

The Apollo 16 mission, launched in 1972, represents NASA’s second crewed landing on the Moon. It focused exploration of...

Lunar Nasa Rover Crewed

8.93 Great

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Freedom 7 (Mercury-Redstone 3)

Freedom 7 was the spacecraft used in NASA's Mercury-Redstone 3 mission, launched on May 5, 1961. Piloted by astronaut Al...

Nasa 1961 Suborbital Shepard

8.92 Great

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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

8.90 Great

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Mercury-Atlas 6

The Mercury-Atlas 6 mission involved astronaut John Glenn orbiting Earth in 1962. This was the United States’ initial cr...

Orbital Nasa Leo Crewed

8.86 Great

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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

8.63 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

8.11 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

8.08 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

8.02 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

7.95 Good

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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

7.53 Good

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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

7.12 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

6.97 Fair

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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

6.79 Fair