National Aeronautics and Space Administration
8 records
1990s
8 records
1990
Voyager Interstellar Mission begins
The Voyager program formally began its extended investigation of the outer heliosphere.
Hubble deployed from the Space Shuttle
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Spacecraft deployment
Mission: Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 25, 1990, one day after the STS-31 launch.
1995
Galileo releases its atmospheric probe
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Spacecraft deployment
Mission: Galileo
Galileo released the probe intended to descend into Jupiter's atmosphere.
Galileo probe enters Jupiter's atmosphere
The Galileo probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere and returned measurements for 58 minutes.
1997
NEAR flies past asteroid Mathilde
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Flyby
Mission: NEAR Shoemaker
NEAR observed Mathilde during its journey toward Eros.
Mars Pathfinder lands
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: Mars Pathfinder
Pathfinder reached the surface of Mars.
1998
Voyager 1 becomes the most distant spacecraft
Voyager 1 surpassed Pioneer 10’s distance from the Sun.
Unity and Zarya joined in orbit
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Station module addition
Mission: STS-88
Station: International Space Station
The STS-88 crew joined the Unity and Zarya modules in orbit.