swap_horiz WISE / NEOWISE Alternatives

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Explorer 1

Explorer 1 was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in Earth orbit by the United States. Launched in 1958,...

Cold War Satellite Nasa Earth Orbit

9.2 Excellent

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Mercury Friendship 7

The Mercury Friendship 7 was a single-seat capsule designed for crewed orbital missions during the Cold War. It carried...

Cold War Nasa First Us Orbit Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Apollo Command/Service Module

The Apollo Command/Service Module was a critical component of NASA’s manned lunar missions during the Cold War era. It c...

Cold War Nasa Moon Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Apollo Lunar Module

The Apollo Lunar Module was a specialized spacecraft developed by NASA to enable crewed landings on the Moon. This two-s...

Cold War Nasa Moon Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Opportunity rover

The Opportunity rover was a NASA spacecraft designed to explore the Martian surface. Launched in 2004 as part of the Mar...

Endurance Nasa Mars Rover

9.2 Excellent

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Curiosity rover

The Curiosity rover is a NASA spacecraft exploring Mars. Launched in November 2011, it landed in Gale Crater in August 2...

Nasa Mars Rover Current

9.2 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

9.2 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

9.2 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

9.1 Excellent

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TOPEX/Poseidon

A joint NASA/CNES satellite launched in 1992 that measured global sea-surface topography with radar altimetry, transform...

Ocean Satellite Completed Altimetry

9.0 Excellent

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Spirit rover

NASA Mars Exploration Rover that landed in Gusev Crater in January 2004 and operated for over six years before becoming...

2000S Nasa Mars Rover

8.8 Great

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Mercury Freedom 7

American spacecraft that carried Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961, making him the first American in space during a suborbital...

Cold War Nasa Suborbital Crewed

8.7 Great

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Sojourner rover

NASA's Sojourner, delivered to Mars by the Pathfinder mission in July 1997, was the first wheeled vehicle to successfull...

1990S Nasa Mars Rover

8.7 Great

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SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory launched in 2010 that continuously observes the Sun in multiple extreme-ultraviolet wave...

Solar Nasa Observatory Current

8.7 Great

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Swift (Neil Gehrels Observatory)

NASA Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory launched in 2004, designed to detect gamma-ray bursts and autonomously repoint withi...

Nasa Observatory Current Multi Wavelength

8.3 Great

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IUE (International Ultraviolet Explorer)

Joint NASA/ESA/UK International Ultraviolet Explorer launched in 1978 that operated for nearly 18 years, providing ultra...

Science Observatory Completed Ultraviolet

8.3 Great

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OAO-2

NASA Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2, launched in 1968, the first successful space-based ultraviolet telescope, prov...

Cold War Science Nasa Observatory

7.8 Good

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IRIS (Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph)

NASA Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph launched in 2013 to study the solar chromosphere and transition region, helpi...

Nasa Observatory Current Sun

7.7 Good

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Solar Maximum Mission

NASA spacecraft launched in 1980 to study solar flares at solar maximum; it was notably repaired in orbit by Space Shutt...

Solar Nasa Observatory Sun

7.7 Good

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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, named after the agency's first Chief of Astronomy, is a wide-field infrared ob...

Nasa Observatory Dark Energy Upcoming

7.2 Good