2021 ⟶ Juno Spacecraft Flyby of Ganymede

June 7: The Juno spacecraft performs its only flyby of Jupit...
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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

💧 SOFIA Observatory Detects Water on the Moon

NASA and SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) discover about 12 US fl oz (350 ml) of surface water in one of the Moon's largest visible craters.⟶
SOFIA Observatory Detects Water on the Moon (2020)
Space ExplorationAstronomyMoonNASA
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)
Space ExplorationAstronomyJupiterNASA
United StatesUnited States

☄️ Double Asteroid Redirection Test Successfully Impacts Dimorphos

September 26: Double Asteroid Redirection Test demonstrates capabilities on asteroid (65803) Didymos I Dimorphos.⟶
Double Asteroid Redirection Test Successfully Impacts Dimorphos (2022)
Space ExplorationAstronomyAerospace EngineeringNASA
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