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Pioneer 10 Satellite Has Closest Approach to Jupiter (1973)

Dec 3, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration03/12, 1973, Jupiter, NASA, Pioneer 10

Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter. Pioneer 10 became the first of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity needed to leave the Solar System.…

Maiden Flight of the Space Shuttle Buran (1988)

Nov 15, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration15/11, 1988, Buran, Soviet Union, Space Shuttle

Buran was the first spaceplane to be produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran program. The Buran orbiters were similar in design to the U.S. Space Shuttle.Buran completed one uncrewed spaceflight in 1988, and was…

Voyager 2 Passes Saturn (1981)

Aug 26, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration1981, 26/08, NASA, Saturn, Voyager 2

Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program. It was launched on a trajectory towards the gas giants…

Viking 1 is Launched to Mars (1975)

Aug 20, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration1975, 20/08, Mars, Space probe, Viking 1

Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft, along with Viking 2, each consisting of an orbiter and a lander, sent to Mars as part of NASA’s Viking program. The…

The Magellan Space Probe Reaches Venus (1989)

Aug 10, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration10/08, 1989, Magellan, Space probe, Venus

The Magellan spacecraft was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282 lb) robotic space probe launched by NASA on May 4, 1989. Its mission objectives were to map the surface of Venus by using…

First Images of Halley’s Comet Captured

Mar 4, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft1986, comet, Halley's Comet, satellite, Vega 1

The 1986 apparition of Halley’s Comet gave scientists the opportunity to study the comet closely, and several probes were launched to do so. The Soviet Vega 1 probe began returning…