NASA missions
American space expeditions
NASA missions are space exploration programs conducted by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The term encompasses crewed spaceflight (Apollo, the Space Shuttle), robotic probes to planets and moons (Voyager, Cassini), Earth observation satellites, and telescopes like Hubble.
Each mission typically has a name and specific scientific or exploratory objectives: The Mars rover missions have transformed our understanding of the red planet.
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- James Webb Space TelescopeInfrared space observatory
- VoyagerNASA interstellar mission name
- orbitCurved celestial path
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
launch pad · ground control · Apollo · space probes · Apollo program · space race · New Horizons · Terra · Curiosity · Hubble Space Telescope · Dawn · space exploration · exoplanets · International Space Station · Cassini · outer space · deep space · Gemini
- Marsred planet, Mars surface, Martian soil, Martian atmosphere, Olympus Mons
- Venus MissionsMagellan, Akatsuki, orbiter, lander, orbiters
- researchstudy, research papers, researching, archive, peer review