NASA - Previous Missions
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ApolloPresident Kennedy's bold challenge set the nation on a journey unlike any before in human history--a journey to land on the moon.
ExplorerAmerica's first artificial satellite.
Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer (FAST)FAST, the second mission in NASA's Small Explorer Satellite Program (SMEX), is a satellite designed to study Earth's aurora.
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)FUSE looks at light in the far ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
GalileoJourney to Jupiter.
GeminiBridge to the moon.
GenesisThe search for origins.
Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE)IMAGE is a mission to study the global response of the magnetosphere to the changes in solar wind.
International Space StationRead more about past missions to the International Space Station.
Mars Global SurveyorAfter studying the Red Planet four times longer than originally planned, the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter succumbed to battery failure.
Mars PathfinderMars Pathfinder was the first mission to deliver a lander and a free-ranging robotic rover to the surface of Mars.
MercuryAmerica's First Space Program.
A journey through our solar system and beyond.A journey through our solar system and beyond.
Pioneer VenusThe mission's objective was to investigate the Venus's solar wind, map the planet's surface and study the upper atmosphere.
Shuttle-MirIn the arena of space exploration, the U.S. and Russia share a history of competition and cooperation.
SkylabAmerica's first space station and orbital science and engineering laboratory.
Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX)SAMPEX studies the energy, composition and charge states of particles from supernova explosions in the distant reaches of the galaxy, from the heart of solar flares and from the depths of nearby interstellar --------------------------------space.
Space ShuttleA past shuttle mission.
Space Technology 5The Space Technology 5 (ST5) Project built and tested micro-satellites to validate new technologies for future science missions.
Topex MissionThe Topex mission will collect information with which scientists can relate changes in ocean currents to atmospheric and climate patterns.
VikingThe Viking Mission to Mars: Determining whether life ever existed on Mars.
UARS MissionThe Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), launched in 1991, orbited at an altitude of 375 miles.
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