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Voyager 1
Mission: Interstellar mission, originally to Jupiter and Saturn. Destination: Interstellar space
Hayabusa2
Mission: Sample return mission from the asteroid Ryugu. Destination: Asteroid Ryugu
Hubble Space Telescope
Mission: Observational astronomy to capture detailed images of space from low Earth orbit. Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Galileo
Mission: Study Jupiter and its moons. Destination: Jupiter system
Rosetta
Mission: Perform a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/C-G). Destination: Comet 67P/C-G
Dawn
Mission: Explore the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres. Destination: Vesta and Ceres in the asteroid belt
Kepler Space Telescope
Mission: Search for Earth-like planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way. Destination: Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit
Curiosity Rover
Mission: Explore the Martian surface, analyze Martian climate and geology. Destination: Mars
Cassini-Huygens
Mission: Explore Saturn and its moons. Destination: Saturn system
Pioneer 10
Mission: First spacecraft to journey through the asteroid belt and make direct observations of Jupiter. Destination: Jupiter and beyond
Juno
Mission: Understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter. Destination: Jupiter
Parker Solar Probe
Mission: Trace the flow of energy that heats the solar corona and accelerates the solar wind. Destination: Sun
New Horizons
Mission: Flyby study of Pluto and its moons, then Kuiper Belt objects. Destination: Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
Opportunity Rover
Mission: Assess the past and present habitability potential on Mars. Destination: Mars
Pioneer 11
Mission: Flyby of Jupiter and Saturn to study their atmospheres, magnetospheres, and moons. Destination: Jupiter, Saturn, and then interstellar space
Mars Pathfinder
Mission: Demonstrate a low-cost method for delivering a set of science instruments to Mars. Destination: Mars
Spirit Rover
Mission: Explore the surface and geology of Mars. Destination: Mars
InSight
Mission: Study the deep interior of Mars to learn how rocky planets, including Earth and the Moon, formed. Destination: Mars
MESSENGER
Mission: Study Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. Destination: Mercury
Voyager 2
Mission: Interstellar mission, originally to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Destination: Approaching interstellar space
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