Space program

This node links to space missions which are either terminated, operating currently, in development, or being studied by NASA, the ESA, and a number of other space programs around the world. The primary goal of each mission is listed in parentheses. Most of this information is available at NASA's website at www.nasa.gov, but I've found that, while they are extremely skilled at designing space missions, NASA and ESA engineers are piss-poor web designers. So, unless you're really interested in the exact redshift range viewed by the GALEX instrumentation, this is your one-stop shop for information on the space program.

Terminated

• Gemini Project
• Clementine (Lunar Mapping)

Operating Currently

• Cassini (Exploration of the Saturn System)
• Galileo (Exploration of the Jovian System)
• NEAR Shoemaker (Near Earth Asteroid Research)
• Stardust (Cometary and interstellar particle sample return)
• Voyager (Solar System Tour)

In Development

• 2001 Mars Odyssey (Mars Exploration)
• Rosetta (Comet Orbiter/Lander)
• Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) (Study of early galaxy formation)

Under Study

• Europa Orbiter (Determine the existance of a subsurface ocean)
• Pluto/Kuiper Express (Exploration of Pluto, Kuiper Belt)