Background about the Voyager 1 and 2 space missions to explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Features images, timeline, and material about the spacecraft, the missions, and the planets.
The MESSENGER mission will orbit Mercury for one year in 2009, exploring Mercury's magnetic field and geological composition, indications of ice at the planet's poles.
First planned mission to the last planet with initial reconnaissance of Pluto-Charon and the Kuiper Belt. Includes a mission overview, a FAQ, and facts about mission spacecraft and science.
Information about the first U.S. space mission dedicated solely to the exploration of a comet. Features background and educational material, news about the return capsule, photos and drawings, animations and videos, interviews.
Scheduled for 2007 or beyond, this will be the first space mission to find Earth-size planets. Includes overview, importance of the mission, objectives, expected results, characteristics, illustrations.