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Unmanned Earth orbiting satellites and robotic exploratory spacecraft to the planets, comets, asteroids, and the sun. Sites pertaining to past, current, and future or proposed missions may be included in this category.

Asteroids and Comets

Please submit items pertaining only to the Deep Impact spacecraft, its mission, or its target, Comet 9P/Tempel 1.

Unmanned spacecraft sent primarily to observe asteroids and comets.

Deep Space

Missions studying the universe beyond the solar system.

Earth Observing

This category contains space missions with the primary purpose of studying the Earth.

Mars

Space missions to the planet Mars.

Mercury

Space missions to the planet Mercury.

Moon

Unmanned space missions to the Earth's moon.

Outer Solar System

Space missions studying the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto), the Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, and outer regions of the solar system.

Solar Sails

Solar sails are made of thin reflective material and use sunlight for photonic propulsion. Although potentially usable for interstellar travel, they are still in testing for terrestrial orbit.

Sun

Missions to observe the sun.

Venus

Space missions to the planet Venus.

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