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Voyager 1

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Mission: Interstellar mission, originally to Jupiter and Saturn. Destination: Interstellar space

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Hayabusa2

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Mission: Sample return mission from the asteroid Ryugu. Destination: Asteroid Ryugu

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Hubble Space Telescope

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Mission: Observational astronomy to capture detailed images of space from low Earth orbit. Destination: Low Earth Orbit

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Galileo

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Mission: Study Jupiter and its moons. Destination: Jupiter system

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Rosetta

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Mission: Perform a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/C-G). Destination: Comet 67P/C-G

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Dawn

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Mission: Explore the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres. Destination: Vesta and Ceres in the asteroid belt

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Kepler Space Telescope

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Mission: Search for Earth-like planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way. Destination: Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit

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Curiosity Rover

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Mission: Explore the Martian surface, analyze Martian climate and geology. Destination: Mars

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Cassini-Huygens

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Mission: Explore Saturn and its moons. Destination: Saturn system

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Pioneer 10

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Mission: First spacecraft to journey through the asteroid belt and make direct observations of Jupiter. Destination: Jupiter and beyond

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Juno

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Mission: Understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter. Destination: Jupiter

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Parker Solar Probe

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Mission: Trace the flow of energy that heats the solar corona and accelerates the solar wind. Destination: Sun

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New Horizons

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Mission: Flyby study of Pluto and its moons, then Kuiper Belt objects. Destination: Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

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Opportunity Rover

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Mission: Assess the past and present habitability potential on Mars. Destination: Mars

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Pioneer 11

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Mission: Flyby of Jupiter and Saturn to study their atmospheres, magnetospheres, and moons. Destination: Jupiter, Saturn, and then interstellar space

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Mars Pathfinder

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Mission: Demonstrate a low-cost method for delivering a set of science instruments to Mars. Destination: Mars

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Spirit Rover

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Mission: Explore the surface and geology of Mars. Destination: Mars

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InSight

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Mission: Study the deep interior of Mars to learn how rocky planets, including Earth and the Moon, formed. Destination: Mars

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MESSENGER

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Mission: Study Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. Destination: Mercury

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Voyager 2

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Mission: Interstellar mission, originally to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Destination: Approaching interstellar space

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