space missions
Voyages beyond Earth
Space missions are organized expeditions beyond Earth's atmosphere, typically conducted by government agencies or private companies.
They range from satellite deployments and crewed flights to robotic explorations of distant planets: The Mars rover was NASA's most ambitious space mission yet.
A mission may be scientific, commercial, or military in purpose.
She dreamed of working on space missions as a child.
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- ground controlEarth-based flight management
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- orbitCurved celestial path
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- space scienceastronomy class, planetary science, cosmology, planets, stars
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- Expeditionsexpedition, Antarctic expedition, Arctic expedition, expeditions, Arctic exploration
- 2026 anticipationWorld Cup, FIFA World Cup, Winter Olympics, predictions, forecasts
- Asteroidsasteroids, asteroid belt, near-Earth objects, Ceres, Vesta
space missionsocean exploration
Studying the seas firsthand
deep-sea exploration · polar expeditions · Arctic exploration · Antarctic expeditions · jungle expeditions
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