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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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OSIRIS-REx (Bennu Sample Return)

OSIRIS-REx is a NASA spacecraft mission designed to travel to the near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu, collect a surface sa...

2023 Nasa Asteroid Earth Return

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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Pioneer 10

NASA’s Pioneer 10 is a historic space probe launched in 1972. It achieved several significant milestones including being...

Nasa Deep Space Jupiter Past

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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Space Shuttle STS-1

The Space Shuttle STS-1 mission marked America’s first crewed launch of the Space Shuttle program. This historic flight...

Nasa Past Shuttle Orbiter

9.1 Excellent

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Luna 2

The Luna 2 mission, launched by the Soviet Union in 1959, represents a pivotal moment in space exploration. It achieved...

Impact Soviet Past Moon

9.1 Excellent

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Pioneer 11

NASA’s Pioneer 11 is a historic space mission launched in 1973. It achieved the first-ever close flyby of Jupiter and su...

Nasa Jupiter Saturn Past

9.0 Excellent

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Mariner 2

The Mariner 2 spacecraft represents a pivotal moment in space exploration. Launched by NASA in 1962, it achieved the fir...

Nasa Past Venus Firsts

8.9 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

8.8 Great

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Hayabusa

The Hayabusa mission, developed by JAXA, successfully retrieved microscopic samples from the asteroid Itokawa in 2010. T...

Past Asteroid Jaxa Sample Return

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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Mars Exploration Rover Spirit

Spirit was a robotic Mars Exploration Rover operated by NASA. It successfully landed in Gusev Crater on Mars in January...

Geology Nasa Mars Rover

8.7 Great

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Surveyor 1

Surveyor 1 was a NASA spacecraft that became the first American probe to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, touching do...

Nasa Past Moon Lander

8.7 Great

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Ranger 7

Ranger 7 was an American lunar space probe launched by NASA in July 1964 as part of the Ranger program. It was designed...

Imaging Impact Nasa Past

8.4 Great