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China became the third nation to launch a man into space and the first manned private craft reached space. |
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Mission |
Launch |
End |
Details |
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Genesis |
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2001 |
2004 |
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NASA sample return mission collected solar wind |
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Contour |
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2002 |
Failed |
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Midori2 |
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2002 |
2003 |
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Japanese earth observation mission |
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Shenzhou 5 |
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2003 |
2003 |
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First Chinese manned mission |
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DTUSAT |
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2003 |
Failed |
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A Danish satellite designed to image stars. |
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Smart1 |
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2003 |
2006 |
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ESA’s first mission to the moon to assess surface chemical elements |
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Gravity Probe B |
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2003 |
2005 |
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Research of Einstein's general theory of relativity |
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Hayabusa |
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2003 |
2010 |
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Mission landed on and sampled an asteroid and returned material to earth. |
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Coriolis |
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2003 |
2006 |
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Monitored solar mass ejections |
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ICESat |
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2003 |
2010 |
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Study of Earths Icecaps |
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Phoenix |
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2007 |
2010 |
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Landed in Mars polar region to search for life |
This decade saw Cassini arrive for it’s long term study of Saturn and further rovers studying Mars.