Space Missions 
Cosmos Portal: Space Missions
Space Missions includes the various human exploratory missions that study any aspect of the universe beyond the surface and atmosphere of Earth.
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Cassini Huygens Saturn Mission
On June 30, 2004, the Cassini spacecraft entered orbit around Saturn to begin the first in-depth, up-close study of the ringed planet and its domain. Mission planners expected to find a treasure of...
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Notes from the Astronomy Underground- Astropalooza
According to the tagline in Ridley Scott’s 1979 blockbuster Alien, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” It’s true that sound waves, unlike light, need a medium- some kind of...
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Astronomy and Astrophysics Flight Missions Information
National Space Science Data Center Astronomy or astrophysics contributing significantly to missioin science objectives. Flight Missions Graphical Interface for astrophysics missions by wavelength region. Alternatively, see the Flight...
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NASA Approves X-ray Space Mission
NASA JPL, Pasadena (Sep. 8, 2009) – NASA recently confirmed that the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, mission will launch in August 2011. NuSTAR will carry the first...
