2020 ⟶ OSIRIS-REx Collects Asteroid Sample from Bennu

October 20: NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touches dow...
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🚀 Voyager 2 Space Probe Launched

August 20: Voyager 2 launched by NASA.⟶
Voyager 2 Space Probe Launched (1977)
Space ExplorationNASAPlanetary ScienceVoyager ProgramAstronomySpace RaceExploration
United StatesUnited States

🚀 Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity Land

Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars.⟶
Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity Land (2004)
Space ExplorationMarsRoboticsNASAPlanetary ScienceExploration
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

🚀 OSIRIS-REx Collects Asteroid Sample from Bennu

October 20: NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touches down on 101955 Bennu, becoming the agency's first probe to retrieve samples from an asteroid, with its cargo returning to Earth in 2023.⟶
OSIRIS-REx Collects Asteroid Sample from Bennu (2020)
Space ExplorationNASACosmologyPlanetary ScienceExploration
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