The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is the leader in robotic Mars Exploration. Explore the wonders of Mars with JPL's help, by visiting the Mars Exploration home page. You will find fascinating information in sections called: Extreme Planet, Follow the Water, Mars Rocks, Life on Mars , The Martian Mystique and Just for Kids.

SOHO is a project of international cooperation between the European Space Agency and NASA.

The Earth Observing System (EOS), centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE), consists of a coordinated series of satellites for long-term global observations of the Earth.

The flagship in NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS), Terra launched on December 18, 1999, and began collecting science data on February 24, 2000. Visit the Images and Data section for details on ordering data as well as status updates on all the sensors data products. Click the buttons to the right to read the latest releases about new Terra data products. Return here often to see the latest ...

The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) is an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with the participation of ISAS (Japan) and NASA (USA). This WWW server is maintained at the ISO Data Centre, which is based at Villafranca, Madrid, and is part of the Astrophysics Division of the Space Science Department.

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The Kepler Mission is a space mission designed to detect and characterize hundreds of Earth-size planets in the Habitable Zone of a wide variety of stars. The method will look for periodic dimming caused by transits of planets in front of their stars.

The Mars microprobes will collect data to determine the atmospheric density profile, the hardness and thermal conductivity of the soil, and if water ice is present below the Martian surface.

To be launched in 2001, Keo will fly through time and space for 50, 000 years before returning to Earth to deliver everyone's message to future generations ...

NASA invites you to send your name to Mars on the next Mars Exploration Rover-2003 mission! Click the Sign Me Up link to add your name! This project is open to people of ALL ages. It is FREE!!! What Do You Mean | Sign Me Up! | More About the Mission Current News | Name Search | OSS Kids Page Previous Sign Me Up Campaign Responsible NASA Official: John Lee Curator: George Varros Last Updated: ...

Cornell University, NASA's JPL and Bill Nye present the next mission to the planet Mars: Athena in 2003. Images, at-home experiments for kids and lesson plans compliment details of mission goals and payload.

MARS-96 &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp ROBOTIC SPACECRAFT MISSION TO MARS. Brief description Table of contents Inroduction Scientific goals Scheme of the mission Spacecraft Orbiter Payload of the Orbiter Scientific goals of the experiments Description of the instruments Small Stations Penetrators Conclusion o ee Description of the project This issue describes the MARS-96 robotic spacecraft scientific ...

Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex helping explore deep space Spacecraft Tracking Space News Spacecraft and Planets Education Canberra Space Centre Australians in Space Breaking News: Search the Site Job Opportunities Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex Discovery Drive, Tidbinbilla PO Box 638, Fyshwick, ACT, 2609, Australia Phone: (02) 6201 7800; Fax: (02) 6201 7975 email: ...

The mission of the Explorers Program is to provide frequent flight opportunities for world-class scientific investigations from space utilizing innovative, streamlined and efficient management approaches within the following space science themes: Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems, Structure and Evolution of the Universe, The Sun-Earth Connection. The program seeks to ...

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Mariner 10 image mosaic, by Mark Robinson, NWU. Download a large (123K) or a very large (5.2 M) version. Mission News MESSENGER Team Readies for Spacecraft Development Progress continues on the MESSENGER mission, as team members build flight hardware and prepare to integrate parts on the spacecraft this fall. Mercury, the least explored terrestrial planet, is fundamental to understanding the ...

The Pioneer mission consisted of two components, launched separately: an Orbiter and a Multiprobe.

Giotto Launch Date: 02 July 1985 Launch Vehicle: Ariane Planned on-orbit mass: 582.7 kg Power System: Solar cell array of 196 W The Giotto mission was designed to study Comet P/Halley, and also studied Comet P/Grigg-Skjellerup during its extended mission. The image at the top of the page is the nucleus of Halley taken by Giotto. The major objectives of the mission were to: (1) obtain color ...

The Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) is a spaceborne, cryogenically-cooled imaging telescope designed to explore the evolution of starburst galaxies and to search for protogalaxies. WIRE was selected by NASA in 1994 as its fifth Small Explorer mission, with launch scheduled for February 1999.

The first U.S. spacecraft to land safely on the Moon. Information about surveyor missions 1 through 7.

Chronology of Mars Exploration Mission Timeline 1960 Marsnik 1 (Mars 1960A) - 10 October 1960 - Attempted Mars Flyby (Launch Failure) Marsnik 2 (Mars 1960B) - 14 October 1960 - Attempted Mars Flyby (Launch Failure) 1961 1962 Sputnik 22 - 24 October 1962 - Attempted Mars Flyby Mars 1 - 1 November 1962 - Mars Flyby (Contact Lost) Sputnik 24 - 4 November 1962 - Attempted Mars Lander 1963 1964 ...

Soviet Lunar Missions The image at the top of the page is the first image of the far side of the Moon, taken by the Luna 3 spacecraft in October, 1959. The Soviet Lunar program had 20 successful missions to the Moon and achieved a number of notable lunar firsts : first probe to impact the Moon, first flyby and image of the lunar farside, first soft landing, first lunar orbiter, and the first ...

Ranger (1961 - 1965) The Ranger series was the first U.S. attempt to obtain close-up images of the Lunar surface. The Ranger spacecraft were designed to fly straight down towards the Moon and send images back until the moment of impact. Shown above is the Ranger spacecraft and an image of the Moon taken by the Ranger 7 A series camera immediately before impact. This image has a resolution of .5 ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Policy and Plans NASA History Office NASA SP-4212 ON MARS Exploration of the Red Planet 1958-1978 Edward Clinton Ezell Linda Neuman Ezell The NASA History Series Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1984. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. Table of Contents Updated: February 15, 1998. For further ...

THE SURVEYOR PROGRAM The Surveyor Spacecraft The Surveyor program consisted of seven unmanned lunar missions that were launched between May 1966 and January 1968. Five of these spacecraft, Surveyor 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 successfully soft-landed on the lunar surface. In addition to demonstrating the feasibility of lunar surface landings, the Surveyor missions obtained lunar and cislunar photographs ...

In the next few days, the first test launch of a solar sail will take place. Get an in-depth look at the Cosmos-1 mission.

Vanguard: A History by Constance McLaughlin Green and Milton Lomask The NASA Historical Series NASA SP-4202 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, DC Published 1970 Very special thanks to Sasi Tumulari for formatting this on-line version and to Hans-Peter Engel for scanning the photos, adding the electronic images, and proofreading. Go to the Table of Contents. Updated October ...

K e p l e r m i s s i o n . c o m Kepler Mission A first space mission to find Earth-size planets. This is a personal webpage of NASA's KeplerMission, created by Margus H im. Main page Characteristics Illustrations First Words: Scheduled for launch in sometime 2007 (may change in the future), the Kepler Mission will use a unique spaceborne photometer specifically designed to search for ...

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THE LUNA MISSIONS The Luna Spacecraft The Luna Program was one of two lunar exploration programs conducted by the Soviet Union. This was a very long-running program, with the first mission flying in 1959 and the last flying in 1976. The Luna missions were designed to collect information about the Moon and its environment, not only for scientific purposes but also to be used in the planning of ...

THE ZOND MISSIONS The Zond Spacecraft The Zond Program was one of two lunar exploration programs conducted by the Soviet Union to investigate the Moon and its vicinity. This program began in 1964 and ended in 1979. While the Zond program is considered here as a lunar program, it should be noted that Zond 1 was sent in the direction of Venus and Zond 2 in the direction of Mars. Also, the later ...

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Policy and Plans NASA History Office Explorer Series of Spacecraft Over the comparatively short but eventful history of the U.S. space program, a large number of spacecraft -- including the very first American satellite launched by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency on January 31, 1958 -- have borne the name, Explorer. All of these vehicles ...

A History of Unmanned Space Missions Mission (Country) Launch Date Type Mission Highlights Sputnik 1 (USSR) Oct. 4, 1957 Satellite First artificial satellite. Sputnik 2 (USSR) Oct. 4, 1957 Satellite Carried first animal into space. Explorer 1 (USA) Jan. 31, 1958 Satellite First successful U.S. satellite. Also discovered Earth's radiation belt. Pioneer 0 (USA) Aug. 17, 1958 Lunar orbiter First ...

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