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Space Probe

NASA (United States):

  1. Voyager 1 and 2 - Interstellar probes launched to study the outer planets and now exploring interstellar space.
  2. Pioneer 10 and 11 - Early spacecraft that conducted flybys of Jupiter and Saturn.
  3. New Horizons - Explored Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
  4. Cassini-Huygens - Studied Saturn and its moons, including the Huygens probe landing on Titan.
  5. Curiosity Rover (Mars Science Laboratory) - Currently exploring the surface of Mars.
  6. Mars Rovers: Spirit, Opportunity, and Perseverance - Spirit and Opportunity explored Mars' surface, while Perseverance continues the mission.
  7. Viking 1 and 2 - Landed on Mars and conducted experiments to search for signs of life.
  8. Mariner Series - Various missions to explore Venus, Mars, and Mercury.

ESA (European Space Agency):

  1. Rosetta - Studied comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and deployed the Philae lander.
  2. Mars Express - Orbiter mission to study Mars.
  3. Gaia - Mapping the Milky Way galaxy.
  4. ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) - Searching for signs of past life on Mars.

Russia/Soviet Union:

  1. Luna Series - Various missions to study the Moon.
  2. Venera Series - Probes sent to study Venus, including the first successful landings on another planet's surface.
  3. Mars Series - Various missions to explore Mars, including Mars 3, the first successful landing on Mars.
  4. Zond Series - Unmanned spacecraft used for circumlunar flights and planetary exploration.

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency):

  1. Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 - Studied asteroids Itokawa and Ryugu, respectively, and returned samples to Earth.
  2. Akatsuki - Orbiter mission studying the atmosphere of Venus.
  3. SELENE (Kaguya) - Orbiter mission to study the Moon.

CNSA (China National Space Administration):

  1. Chang'e Series - Lunar exploration missions, including landers and rovers.
  2. Tianwen-1 - Orbiter, lander, and rover mission to Mars.
  3. Yutu (Jade Rabbit) - Lunar rover deployed by the Chang'e missions.
  4. Tiangong Series - Space station modules and space laboratory missions.

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