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Mission . | ASTHROS .
Mission . | ASTHROS .

ASTHROS

ASTHROS (short for Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths) is a high-altitude balloon mission for studying astrophysical phenomena. .

Dec 1, 2023

Mission . | Sentinel-6 .
Mission . | Sentinel-6 .

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich/Jason CS

Designed to measure the height of the ocean - a key component to understanding how Earth's climate is changing - Sentinel-6/Jason CS consists of two identical satellites that will be launched five years apart. .

Nov 2, 2020

Mission . | SPHEREx .
Mission . | SPHEREx .

SPHEREx

The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is a planned two-year mission funded at $242 million (not including launch costs). .

Aug 31, 2020

Mission . | Mars 2020 .
Mission . | Mars 2020 .

Perseverance Rover

The Mars 2020 mission with its Perseverance rover is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. .

Jul 30, 2020

Mission . | SWOT .
Mission . | SWOT .

Surface Water and Ocean Topography

Designed to make the first-ever global survey of Earth's surface water, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography, or SWOT, satellite will collect detailed measurements of how water bodies on Earth change over time. .

Jun 29, 2020

Mission . | Europa Lander .
Mission . | Europa Lander .

Europa Lander

Europa Lander is a concept for a potential future mission that would look for signs of life in the icy surface material of Jupiter's moon Europa. .

Jun 16, 2020

Mission . | The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope .
Mission . | The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope .

Exoplanets and Astrophysics Mission

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, formerly the Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST), is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets and infrared astrophysics. .

May 28, 2020

Mission . | Euclid .
Mission . | Euclid .

Euclid

Euclid, a planned mission to investigate the profound cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, has passed its preliminary design review. .

May 11, 2020

Mission . | Lunar Flashlight .
Mission . | Lunar Flashlight .

Lunar Flashlight

Roughly the size of a briefcase, Lunar Flashlight is a very small satellite being developed and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that will use near-infrared lasers and an onboard spectrometer to map ice in permanently shadowed regions near the Moon's south pole. .

Apr 22, 2020

Mission . | MSR .
Mission . | MSR .

Mars Sample Return

Mars Sample Return is a proposed mission to return samples from the surface of Mars to Earth. .

Feb 10, 2020

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