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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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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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Venera 13

The Venera 13 mission represents a significant achievement in early planetary exploration. Launched by the Soviet Union...

Surface Soviet Past Lander

9.2 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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Chang'e 6

Chang’e 6 is a Chinese space mission successfully delivering lunar samples from the Moon’s far side in December 2024. Th...

China Past Moon Sample Return

9.2 Excellent

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Mir

The Mir space station operated from 1986 to 2001. It was a pioneering Russian research facility assembled in low Earth o...

Russia Station Soviet Past

8.9 Great

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Herschel

The Herschel Space Observatory was a European Space Agency mission launched in 2009. It operated primarily in infrared w...

Astronomy Telescope Infrared Past

8.8 Great

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Infrared Astronomical Satellite

Infrared Astronomical Satellite was a 1983 American, Dutch, and British mission, notable as the first space telescope to...

Telescope Nasa Infrared Past

8.6 Great

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Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer

Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer was a NASA satellite launched in 1995 to study fast X-ray variability from black holes, neut...

Astronomy Nasa Past Timing

8.3 Great

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Spektr-RG

Spektr-RG is a Russian-German X-ray observatory launched in 2019 to L2, notable for eROSITA and ART-XC all-sky surveys o...

Astronomy Russia Telescope Active

8.2 Great

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Infrared Space Observatory

Infrared Space Observatory was an ESA telescope launched in 1995, notable for infrared spectroscopy and imaging of cool...

Astronomy Telescope Infrared Past

7.9 Good

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Akari

Akari was JAXA's 2006 infrared astronomy satellite, notable for surveying nearly the whole sky with a 68.5 cm cooled tel...

Survey Telescope Infrared Past

7.7 Good

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AstroSat

AstroSat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory, launched by ISRO in 2015 to study cosmic sources...

Astronomy Telescope Active Multiwavelength

7.4 Good

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Hitomi

Hitomi was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite launched in 2016, notable for brief high-resolution observations before...

Astronomy Telescope Past X Ray

4.7 Poor