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   Mars

   Following the 1992 failure of the Mars Observer orbiter, NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyor in 1996. ... Guide to Mars – information about Mars and how to observe it.
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   Hubble Space Telescope

   Second, a space-based telescope could observe infrared and ultraviolet light, which are strongly absorbed by the atmosphere. ... An orbiting solar telescope was launched in 1962 by the United Kingdom as part of the Ariel space program, and in 1966 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the first Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO) mission.
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   Great Observatories program

   In the meantime, in 1978, NASA launched the first imaging X-ray telescope, Einstein (HEAO-2), into orbit. ... The SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy) airborne platform will observe in near- and mid-infrared.
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   NASA

   NASA was established on July 29, 1958, by the National Aeronautics and Space Act. ... The New Horizons mission to Pluto was launched in 2006 and will fly by Pluto in 2015.
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   Saturn V

   In total NASA launched thirteen Saturn V rockets with no loss of payload. ... Notes
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   Apollo program

   Between December 21, 1968 and May 18, 1969, NASA launched three Apollo missions (8, 9, and 10) using the Saturn V launch vehicle.
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   Crew Return Vehicle

   In order to develop the design and technologies for the operational CRV at a fraction of the cost of other space vehicles, NASA launched a program to develop a series of low-cost, rapid-prototype vehicles that were designated the X-38 Advanced Technology Demonstrators.
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   Dawn (spacecraft)

   The spacecraft finally launched at 7:34 a.m. EDT from pad 17-B on a Delta II launch vehicle. ... ↑ NASA.
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   Chandra X-ray Observatory

   Chandra's highly elliptical orbit allows it to observe continuously for up to 55 hours of its 65 hour orbital period. ... In the meantime, in 1978, NASA launched the first imaging X-ray telescope, Einstein (HEAO-2), into orbit.
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    International Space Station

    | Scheduled to be launched | ... "Bush signs NASA authorization act".

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Mars,
• Hubble Space Telescope,
• Great Observatories program,
• NASA,
• Saturn V,
• Apollo program,
• Crew Return Vehicle,
• Dawn (spacecraft),
• Chandra X-ray Observatory,
• International Space Station