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Robotic Firsts

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Sputnik 1 Explorer 1 Luna 1 Luna 2 Luna 3 Pioneer 5 Mariner 2 Mariner 4 Luna 9 Venera 3 Luna 10 Lunar Orbiter 1 Venera 4 Surveyor 6 Zond 5 Surveyor 3 Luna 16 Lunokhod 1 Venera 7 Mariner 9 Mars 2 Mars 3 Pioneer 10 Pioneer 10 Mariner 10 Venera 9 Helios 2 Viking 1 ISEE-3 Voyager 1 Voyager 1 Pioneer 11 Venera 13 Pioneer 10 Vega 1 ISEE-3 Voyager 2 Giotto Voyager 2 Voyager 1 Hubble Galileo Giotto Hiten Galileo Galileo Ulysses Galileo Galileo Prove Galileo Mars Pathfinder Sojourner Voyager 1 Lunar Prospector NEAR NEAR Deep Space 1 Stardust Stardust Cassini Genesis Voyager 1 Spirit Huygens Deep Impact Stardust Opportunity Hayabusa MESSENGER MSL/Curiosity Rosetta Dawn New Horizons Juno Robotic Firsts
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Robert Mitchell
Robert Mitchell
"The Viking landers and orbiters would have to be high on my list for this because they were a first, and they were completely successful ..."
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Ayanna Howard
Ayanna Howard
"Spirit and Opportunity are now considered the gold-standard of robotics for long-term exploration in unknown and hazardous environments."
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