Asteroid and Comet Explorers

Flybys, , , impactors, and sample-return spacecraft investigating asteroids and comets.

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Falcon 9 Block 5Orbital launch vehicleActiveFalcon 9 Block 5, produced or operated by SpaceX, launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6B into the precise orbit required for ocean altimetry.

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APAS-95 technical reference plate summarizing reviewed specifications and program integration.

APAS-95Androgynous spacecraft docking mechanismFlown hardwareAPAS-95 was the Russian-built, androgynous docking mechanism mounted at the tip of the Shuttle Orbiter Docking System.

No imageISEE-3 spacecraftUncrewed geophysics and heliophysics observatoryMission concludedISEE-3 spacecraft was a about 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms) observatory operated by NASA with European Space Agency partnership.

No imageOAO-2 observatoryUncrewed orbital astronomy observatoryMission concludedOAO-2 observatory was a about 4,400 pounds (2,000 kilograms) spacecraft operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Contextual image from Fram2; it documents a canonically related mission, not the exact Crew Dragon Resilience record.

Crew Dragon ResilienceReusable Crew Dragon spacecraftActiveCrew Dragon Resilience is a reusable SpaceX crew spacecraft whose flights connect NASA's Crew-1 mission with three landmark private orbital missions: Inspiration4, Polaris Dawn, and Fram2.

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S74-25394 (10 July 1974) --- A group of American and Soviet engineers of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project working group three examines an ASTP docking set-up following a docking mechanism fitness test conducted in Building 13 at the Johnson Space Center.

APAS-75Androgynous international docking systemRetiredAPAS-75 was the jointly defined compatible docking mechanism that let either Apollo or Soyuz carry the active or passive role.

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Contextual image from CHEOPS; it documents a canonically related mission, not the exact Soyuz-Fregat record.

Soyuz-FregatOrbital launch vehicle and upper-stage configurationLaunchedSoyuz-Fregat combines the Soyuz launch vehicle with the restartable Fregat upper stage for precise orbital insertion and escape missions.

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Contextual image from International Ultraviolet Explorer; it documents a canonically related mission, not the exact International Ultraviolet Explorer observatory record.

International Ultraviolet Explorer observatoryOrbital astronomy observatoryInactiveInternational Ultraviolet Explorer observatory was a about 1,470 pounds (670 kilograms) observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, European Space Agency, and United Kingdom Science and Engineering Research Council.

No imageNeil Gehrels Swift Observatory observatoryHigh-energy astronomy observatoryActiveNeil Gehrels Swift Observatory observatory was a about 3,250 pounds (1,470 kilograms) high-energy observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with Pennsylvania State University and international partners.

No imageSolar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraftSolar and heliophysics observatoryActiveSolar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft supported the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory mission with a launch mass of 4,109 pounds (1,864 kilograms).

No imageTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite observatoryOrbital astronomy observatoryActiveTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite observatory was a about 772 pounds (350 kilograms) observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

No imageCHEOPS spacecraftHigh-precision exoplanet transit observatoryActiveCHEOPS spacecraft is the complete flight system for CHEOPS.

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