Web Sites (1 - 10 of 164): Spacecraft

Educator's Guide to Robotic Spacecraft * -
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Mariner 5 * - The Mariner 5 spacecraft was the fifth in a series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in the flyby mode. Mariner 5 was a refurbished backup spacecraft for the Mariner 4 mission and was converted from a Mars mission to a Venus mission. The spacec...
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NSSDC Master Catalog Spacecraft Query Form * - NSSDC Master Catalog Spacecraft Query form. Enter dates or spacecraft names to learn more about space missions.
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Mariner 10 * - Mariner 10 Assembly Here the Mariner 10 spacecraft is being assembled prior to its November 1973 launch. During its two-year mission, the spacecraft transmitted over 12,000 Mercury Venus . The mission ended in March 1975. Mariner 10 is still orbiting the...
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Hypervelocity Impact Technology Facility * - The near-earth space environment - where most satellites, the Shuttle, Mir, and the International Space Station orbit the earth - is cluttered with man-made debris and naturally occurring meteoroids. Hypervelocity impacts between any spacecraft and this p...
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Galileo to Jupiter * - The Galileo spacecraft was designed to study Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites, and surrounding magnetosphere for two years. The spacecraft was named in honor of Galileo Galilei, the Italian Renaissance scientist who discovered Jupiter's major moons in 161...
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Mariner 9 to Mars * -
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Mariners 6 & 7 to Mars * -
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History of Space Exploration * -
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Voyager Uranus Science Summary * - NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew closely past distant Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, in January 1986. At its closest, the spacecraft came within 81,500 kilometers (50,600 miles) of Uranus's cloud tops on January 24, 1986. Voyager 2 radi...
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