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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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Favorite Historical Moments

Paul Spudis
Paul Spudis
"Robotic spacecraft have flown by, hit, soft-landed on and orbited the moon, educating us in its processes and history in extensive detail."
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Dave Doody
Dave Doody
"Most significant event in the past 50 years? It was the successful creation and launch of the Voyager Mission."
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