I am not sure if by "space mission" You mean a mission to a distant object or into deep space or manned or unmanned.
Voyager I and II are unmanned deep space missions, both launched in 1977. More than thirty years later they are both still running (as of today: March 10, 2010).
The unmanned Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity were rover launched to Mars in 2004. Opportunity is still running fine but Spirit is stationary because two of its six main wheels have stalled.
The Apollo Missions were manned moon missions in the nineteen-sixties and seventies. They were also very successful.
The NASA space shuttle that flew the most missions was the Space Shuttle Discovery. It completed a total of 39 missions from 1984 to 2011, playing a crucial role in various significant missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope deployment and the construction of the International Space Station. Discovery's extensive flight history makes it one of the most recognized and utilized shuttles in the program.
Space shuttles were designed for multiple missions, typically flying around 25-30 missions before being retired. NASA had multiple space shuttles in its fleet, such as Atlantis, Discovery, Endeavour, and Columbia, which were used for various missions before being replaced.
One example of a one-man spacecraft is the Vostok spacecraft used by the Soviet Union for its solo manned missions. It was primarily known for carrying cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space.
Space Shuttle Atlantis was one of NASA's space shuttles used for space missions, including servicing the Hubble Space Telescope and building the International Space Station. It flew its maiden voyage in 1985 and completed its final mission in 2011. Atlantis is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
The fourth space shuttle in alphabetical order is Atlantis. Atlantis flew a total of 33 missions during its operational history from 1985 to 2011.
The first large space telescope was the Hubble, and it's probably still the most famous one. But a LOT of the new and exciting work being done is using the Kepler Space Telescope, a device which was specially designed to search for planets around neighboring stars.
The first large space telescope was the Hubble, and it's probably still the most famous one. But a LOT of the new and exciting work being done is using the Kepler Space Telescope, a device which was specially designed to search for planets around neighboring stars.
Mercury (early one-man missions). Gemini (early two-man missions). Apollo (early three man missions). The Space Shuttle, and all Russian crafts, land on land.
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Yes there were many missions launched to Saturn. One of the first missions had a probe sent to space and see what the surface was made of and the probe was crushed with the extremely dense atmosphere
There are a number of websites that allow one to read about the Apollo space program. Wikipedia has many details about the program and each of the missions.
Space shuttles were designed for multiple missions, typically flying around 25-30 missions before being retired. NASA had multiple space shuttles in its fleet, such as Atlantis, Discovery, Endeavour, and Columbia, which were used for various missions before being replaced.
One example of a one-man spacecraft is the Vostok spacecraft used by the Soviet Union for its solo manned missions. It was primarily known for carrying cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space.
Space Shuttle Atlantis was one of NASA's space shuttles used for space missions, including servicing the Hubble Space Telescope and building the International Space Station. It flew its maiden voyage in 1985 and completed its final mission in 2011. Atlantis is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
Only one space probe went to or flew by Neptune which was Voyager 2.
It does not have to be brought back to earth and so costs less money
The Voyager spacecraft are considered one of the most successful space missions. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have explored the outer planets of our solar system and are now on their way to interstellar space, carrying a Golden Record with sounds and images of Earth.