COMET AND ASTEROID MISSIONS In launch order: • ICE (Aug. 1978) • Vega (Dec. 1984) • Sakigake (Jan. 1985) • Giotto (Jul. 85) • Suisei (Aug. 1985) • Galileo (Oct. 1989) • NEAR-Shoemaker (Feb. 1996) • Cassini (Oct. 1997) • Deep Space 1 (Oct. 1998) • Stardust (Feb. 1999) • Genesis (Aug. 2001) • CONTOUR (Jul. 2002) • Hayabusa (MUSES-C) (May 2003) • Rosetta (Mar. 2004) • Deep Impact (Dec. 2004) Cancelled projects include CRAF and Deep Space 4 (Champollion). Related categories • ALL SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES • ASTEROIDS • COMETS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) |