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Chandra X-ray Observatory

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Launch date: July 23, 1999; Destination: High Earth Orbit; Mission goals: Observe high-energy phenomena such as black holes and supernovae remnants.

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Mars Odyssey

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Launch date: April 7, 2001; Destination: Mars; Mission goals: Map the chemical elements and minerals that make up the Martian surface.

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Voyager 2

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Launch date: August 20, 1977; Destination: Outer Solar System and beyond; Mission goals: Study the outer planets and interstellar space.

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Curiosity Rover

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Launch date: November 26, 2011; Destination: Mars; Mission goals: Determine Mars' habitability, study Martian climate and geology, and collect data for human mission.

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Cassini

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Launch date: October 15, 1997; Destination: Saturn; Mission goals: Study Saturn, its rings, and its moons.

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Perseverance Rover

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Launch date: July 30, 2020; Destination: Mars; Mission goals: Search for signs of past life, collect rock and soil samples, and prepare for human exploration.

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Voyager 1

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Launch date: September 5, 1977; Destination: Outer Solar System and beyond; Mission goals: Study the outer planets and interstellar space.

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Juno

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Launch date: August 5, 2011; Destination: Jupiter; Mission goals: Study Jupiter’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.

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OSIRIS-REx

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Launch date: September 8, 2016; Destination: Asteroid Bennu; Mission goals: Return a sample from the surface of asteroid Bennu to Earth for study.

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Kepler Space Telescope

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Launch date: March 7, 2009; Destination: Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit; Mission goals: Discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars.

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James Webb Space Telescope

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Launch date: December 25, 2021; Destination: Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point; Mission goals: Study the formation of stars and galaxies, planetary systems, and the origins of life.

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Galileo

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Launch date: October 18, 1989; Destination: Jupiter; Mission goals: Study Jupiter and its moons, including their composition, geology, and magnetosphere.

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New Horizons

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Launch date: January 19, 2006; Destination: Pluto and Kuiper Belt; Mission goals: Perform a flyby study of Pluto and its moons, study Kuiper Belt objects.

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Hubble Space Telescope

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Launch date: April 24, 1990; Destination: Low Earth Orbit; Mission goals: Observe distant galaxies, nebulae, and other astronomical phenomena.

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Parker Solar Probe

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Launch date: August 12, 2018; Destination: The Sun; Mission goals: Study the outer corona of the Sun to better understand solar wind and space weather.

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