Space Probe Information:
Space Probe Links - Human space flight may be thrilling, as well as necessary to accomplish some missions, but for reconnaissance and massive data gathering, space probes are indispensable. These relatively small, often quirky-looking, platforms have repaid their cost many times over with extremely valuable information about the solar system in which we live. The list below is a small sampling, representing the most recent and planned probes to major neighboring bodies.
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SMART-1 Lunar Probe
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SMART-1 will test miniaturisation technology while exploring the Moon from orbit. It is the first space probe ESA has ever sent to the Moon and it also is the first of ESA's missions to test advanced technology needed for future scientific planetary missions.
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=10
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At Viktor's Home Page: Deep Space Probes
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Planetary probes have a specific mission: to explore the surface or vicinity of a planet in the Solar System. Not surprisingly, Mars remains the most popular target. Other deep space probes explore the Sun, other planets, or are on their way out of the Solar System.
http://www.vttoth.com/probes/probes.asp
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Cassini-Huygens Home
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The Cassini-Huygens Mission to the Saturnian system is a multinational cooperation between three space agencies and 17 nations. Starting in 2004, the spacecraft will explore Saturn, its mysterious rings and its many moons. The Cassini spacecraft will orbit the ringed planet for four years. The Huygens probe will dive into the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's biggest moon.
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm
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Deep Space 1
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Technology testbed ion drive.
http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1/
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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Caltech's Galaxy Evolution Explorer public homepage. GALEX will measure the history of star formation in the Universe, 80% of the way back to the Big Bang.
http://www.galex.caltech.edu/
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Integral
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Gamma-ray astronomy
http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Integral/index.html
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Mars Express - Mars Probe
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Mars Express, so called because of the rapid and streamlined development time, represents ESA's first visit to another planet in the Solar System. Borrowing technology from the failed Mars 96 mission and ESA's Rosetta mission, Mars Express will help answer fundamental questions about the geology, atmosphere, surface environment, history of water and potential for life on Mars.
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=9
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Mars Global Surveyor
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This mission will usher in a new and exciting era of scientific missions to study the red planet.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/
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Mars Odyssey - Mars Probes
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Mars Odyssey is an orbiter carrying science experiments designed to make global observations of Mars to improve our understanding of the planet's climate and geologic history, including the search for water and evidence of life-sustaining environments.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/odyssey/
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New Horizons Mission
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The New Horizons spacecraft will cross the entire span of the solar system and conduct flyby studies of Pluto and Charon in 2015. The seven science instruments on the piano-sized probe will shed light on the bodies' surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/
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Spitzer Space Telescope
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is a space-based infrared observatory, part of NASA's Great Observatories program (which also includes Hubble, Chandra, and Compton). This is the mission's official homepage, including mission information, pictures, news, features, and more.
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/
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Voyager
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Outer solar system exploration.
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/
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Welcome to Heavens-Above!
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If you're interested in satellites or astronomy, you've come to the right place! Our aim is to provide you with all the information you need to observe satellites such as the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle, spectacular events such as the dazzlingly bright flares from Iridium satellites as well as a wealth of other spaceflight and astronomical information.
http://www.heavens-above.com/
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Welcome to T R A C E on-line
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The Official Lockheed Martin TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) Web Site. Lockheed Martin Missile and Space.
http://trace.lmsal.com/
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