2016 ⟶ Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter Orbit

July 4: Juno enters orbit around Jupiter
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🪐 Pioneer 10 Sends First Close-Up Jupiter Images

December 3: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.⟶
Pioneer 10 Sends First Close-Up Jupiter Images (1973)
Space ExplorationAstronomyJupiterNASAPlanetary ScienceSpace Race
United StatesUnited States

🚀 NASA Launches Juno Spacecraft to Jupiter

NASA launches spacecraft to visit Jupiter and Mars.⟶
NASA Launches Juno Spacecraft to Jupiter (2011)
Space ExplorationNASAAstronomyPlanetary ScienceJupiterSpacecraft
United StatesUnited States

🪐 Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter Orbit

July 4: Juno enters orbit around Jupiter⟶
Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter Orbit (2016)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceNASAJupiterSpacecraft
United StatesUnited States

🪐 New Horizons Obtains First Close-Up Image of Kuiper Belt Object

New Horizons takes the first close up image of a classical kuiper belt object.⟶
New Horizons Obtains First Close-Up Image of Kuiper Belt Object (2019)
Space ExplorationAstronomyKuiper BeltPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemSpacecraftNASA
United StatesUnited States

🚀 NASA Launches Mars 2020 Rover Mission

July 30: NASA successfully launches its Mars 2020 rover mission to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples for return to Earth.⟶
NASA Launches Mars 2020 Rover Mission (2020)
Space ExplorationMarsNASAAstronomyPlanetary Science
United StatesUnited States

🛰️ Juno Spacecraft Flyby of Ganymede

June 7: The Juno spacecraft performs its only flyby of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the first flyby of the moon by any spacecraft in over 20 years.⟶
Juno Spacecraft Flyby of Ganymede (2021)
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