Subsonic-Rotary Wing Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 755 Gemini VIII Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 230 International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchiker-3 IEH-3 Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 275 Starshine STARSHINEs are balls with hundreds of mirrors that make them visible around the world for precise tracking experiments. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 407 STS-108 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 586 New Horizons New Horizons is the first mission in NASA' New Frontiers program of medium-class planetary missions. It will be the first spacecraft to visit Pluto and its moon, Charon. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 655 Mars Surveyor 2005 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 341 Vegetation Canopy Lidar VCL Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 204 TRIANA DSCVR Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 180 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-M Polar-orbi NOAA-M POES Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 360 Human Factors Engineering (Space) Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 782 Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer FUSE Swapped long name and acronym. FUSE looks at light in the far ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 210 STS-41 -- C Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 499 Supersonic Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 756 Geospace Electrodynamic Connections GEC Swapped long name and acronym. The theme of the mission is to establish the role of the ionosphere/thermosphere in the electrodynamic environment of near-Earth space. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 629 STS-98 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 591 Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment GRACE Swapped long name and acronym. GRACE, twin satellites launched in March 2002, are making detailed measurements of Earth's gravity field which will lead to discoveries about gravity and Earth's natural systems. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 636 BepiColombo Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 103 Landsat 5 On March 1, 1984, NASA launched Landsat 5, the agency’s last originally mandated Landsat satellite. Landsat 5 was designed and built at the same time as Landsat 4 and carried the same payload: the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) and the Thematic Mapper (TM) instruments. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 699 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SRTM Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 202 Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite CRRES Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 148 Mariner 7 Mars flyby, 1969. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 328 Apollo 11 "First manned moon landing, July 20, 1969." Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 68 Deep Space Network International network of antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions and radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe. http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/ Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 176 STS-26 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 512 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter The mission will determine whether long-standing bodies of water ever existed on Mars. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 651 Pioneer 9 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 664 STS-51 -- B Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 503 STS-31 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 519 SeaWinds scatterometer SeaWinds (ADEOS-II) Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 442 STS-76 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 562 STS-70 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 555 STS-57 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 541 Voyager Missions Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 journey to study the region in space where the Sun's influence ends and the dark recesses of interstellar space begin. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 665 Enhanced vision Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 749 Behavior and Performance Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 771 Integrated Vehicle Health Management Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 752 Explorer 62 DE-1 DE-A Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 165 Landsat 1 Landsat 1 was launched on July 23, 1972; at that time the satellite was known as the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS). It was the first Earth-observing satellite to be launched with the express intent to study and monitor our planet's landmasses. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 695 Vega 2 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 482 Gemini III Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 225 STS-93 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 579 Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Su THEMIS Swapped long name and acronym. The 2-year mission of Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms (THEMIS) is to track these violent, colorful eruptions near the North Pole. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 462 Solar-B A collaboration between the space agencies of Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and Europe, Solar-B's mission is to investigate the interaction between the sun's magnetic field and its corona. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 422 Cassini-Huygens Mission The Cassini spacecraft is the first to explore the Saturn system of rings and moons from orbit. Cassini entered orbit on Jun. 30, 2004 and immediately began sending back intriguing images and data. The European Space Agency's Huygens Probe dove into Titan's thick atmosphere in January 2005. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 612 Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observ CALIPSO Swapped long name and acronym. CALIPSO will provide the next generation of climate observations, drastically improving our ability to predict climate change and to study the air we breathe. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 120 Diffuse X-Ray Spectrometer DXS Swapped long name and acronym. The Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer (DXS) was a single experiment shuttle payload designed to fly on multiple missions. The primary objective of the DXS payload was to obtain measurements on the diffuse soft X-ray background radiation in the Milky Way Galaxy. DXS flew as a shuttle cargo bay attached payload using the Hitchhiker avionics and Shuttle Payload of Opportunity Carrier (SPOC) hardware, which provided support systems for power, command, and telemetry to the DXS instruments. DXS was first flown on the STS 54 mission. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 619 Apollo 16 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 73 Biomolecular Physics and Chemistry Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 775 STS-1 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 487 Mariner 3 Attempted Mars flyby, 1964, transmissions ceased 9 hours after launch, spacecraft entered solar orbit. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 704 STS-64 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 547 Apollo 8 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 65 Viking The Viking Mission to Mars: Determining whether life ever existed on Mars. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 401 Hubble Space Telescope SM4 HST SM4 Hubble SM4 Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 263 Roentgen Satellite ROSAT Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 403 Astro Observatory 1 Astro-1 STS-35 Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 83 Biotechnology Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 776 Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Swapped long name and acronym. Updated scope note. Mission to launch the Hubble Space Telescope. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 640 NPOES Preparatory Project NPP Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 370 Landsat 2 Landsat 2 was launched on January 22, 1975, two and a half years after Landsat 1. Landsat 2 carried the same sensors as its predecessor: the Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) and the Multispectral Scanner (MSS). The RBV instrument was primarily used for engineering evaluation purposes while the MSS continued to systematically collect images of Earth. In February of 1982 after seven years of service, Landsat 2 was decommissioned. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 696 STS-105 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 587 STS-107 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 597 STS-100 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 589 Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission TRMM Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 187 NASA Scatterometer NSCAT Approved Descriptor 2007-01-28 2007-01-28 798 Jason-2 Jason-2, also known as the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), will continue the oceanography program begun by the TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 missions. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-16 2007-01-15 702 Space Tech 5 Building three miniaturized satellites. http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/st5/ Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 423 Landsat 6 On October 5, 1993 the EOSAT-owned Landsat 6 failed at launch after not reaching the velocity necessary to obtain orbit. The satellite did not achieve orbit because of a ruptured hydrazine manifold. The separation from the booster rocket occurred properly, however, the ruptured rocket fuel chamber prevented fuel from reaching the apogee kick motor. This failure resulted in the spacecraft tumbling instead of accumulating enough energy to reach its planned orbit. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 700 STS-3 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 489 Integrated Intelligent Flight Deck Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 750 Pioneer 6 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 661 Macromolecular Biotechnology Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 779 Apollo Missions President Kennedy's bold challenge set the nation on a journey unlike any before in human history--a journey to land on the moon. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-27 59 STS-92 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 582 Coupled Ion Neutral Dynamics Investigation CINDI Swapped long name and acronym. The purpose of the Coupled Ion-Neutral Dynamics Investigation (CINDI) is to study and understand the dynamics of the Earth's ionosphere. CINDI is a Mission of Opportunity selected for flight by NASA and will become part of the payload for the Communication and Navigation Outage Forecast System. CINDI will provide measurements of the neutral atmosphere wind velocity and the charged particle drifts in the equatorial upper atmosphere at altitudes from 400 to 700 km and seeks to discover how the neutral gas motions and the charged particle motions are related. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 614 Phoenix Mars Lander The next Mars lander is undergoing assembly and testing, being readied for departure to explore the Martian arctic in 2007. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 659 Clementine Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 139 James Webb Space Telescope JWST Source: http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/ Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 298 Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer SAMPEX Swapped long name and acronym. SAMPEX studies the energy, composition and charge states of particles from supernova explosions in the distant reaches of the galaxy, from the heart of solar flares and from the depths of nearby interstellar space. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 380 STS-113 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 592 Sentinels Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 444 Phobos Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 393 Ground Facilities Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 742 STS-89 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 577 STS-8 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 494 STS-56 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 543 Apollo 6 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 63 Mars Science Lab MSL 2009 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 765 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES Swapped long name and acronym. GOES-N is the latest in a series of satellites that provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms, and hurricanes. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 91 Gemini XI Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 233 STS-29 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 515 Spartan 201 Spartan Swapped long name and acronym. A mission to explore the Sun's corona. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 676 New Millennium Program Earth Observing-1 NMP EO-1 Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 183 STS-43 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 527 Ice, Clouds, and Land Elevation Satellite ICESat Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 273 Environmental Health Research Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 773 Champollion/DS-4 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 132 Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas - B SAC-B An Argentine-USA satellite designed to advance the study of solar physics and astrophysics through the examination of solar flares, gamma ray bursts, diffuse x-ray cosmic background, and energetic neutral atoms." http://www.astro.psu.edu/xray/cubic/brochure/ Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 404 Rosetta Mission Rosetta will orbit comet 67P and accompany it on its journey to the Sun. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 667 NOAA-M Environmental Satellite A new environmental satellite that will improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental events around the world. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 657 Nozomi (Planet-B) Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 371 Lunar Prospector Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-27 315 Biological and Physical Research Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 769 Voyager 1 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 690 Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers TWINS Swapped long name and acronym. Added scope note. The Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) mission provides a new capability for stereoscopically imaging the magnetosphere. By imaging the charge exchange neutral atoms over a broad energy range (~1-100 keV) using two identical instruments on two widely spaced high-altitude, high-inclination spacecraft, TWINS will enable the 3-dimensional visualization and the resolution of large scale structures and dynamics within the magnetosphere for the first time. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 684 Tracking and Data Relay Satellite TDRS Swapped long name and acronym. This system of satellites and ground stations makes up a portion of the Space Network and provides mission services for near Earth satellites and orbiting vehicles. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 680 Earth Radiation Budget Satellite ERBS Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 189 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite UARS Mission Swapped long name and acronym. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), launched in 1991, orbited at an altitude of 375 miles. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 685 Data Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 792 Air Transportation and Aeronautics Use for missions and projects whose primary purpose concerns air transportation, aeronautics, or other aspects of flight within the Earth's atmosphere. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-28 743 Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 463 STS-88 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 573 STS-47 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 533 Landsat Data Continuity Mission LDCM The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is future of Landsat satellites. It will continue to obtain valuable data and imagery to be used in agriculture, education, business, science, and government. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 306 Expedition 14 Expedition 14 crew memebrs are Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineers Mikhail Tyurin and Thomas Reiter. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 623 X-ray Multi-Mirror Newton XMM-Newton Swapped long name and acronym. The Mirror Modules on this x-ray observatory allow XMM-Newton to detect millions of sources, far more than any previous X-ray mission. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 388 Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment SORCE Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 459 Aeronautics Ground Test Facilities Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 744 Explorer Missions Updated scope note. A large family of missions. More detail on these needs to be added to the NASA Taxonomy. See http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/multi/explorer.html for data to be imported. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 624 Stardust Stardust returns samples from Comet Wild 2 to Earth. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 374 Far InfraRed and Submillimetre Telescope Herschel Space Observatory Swapped long name and acronym. Updated scope note. Originally called "FIRST," for "Far InfraRed and Submillimetre Telescope," the spacecraft was renamed for Britain's Sir William Herschel, who discovered in 1800 that the spectrum extends beyond visible light into the region that we today call "infrared." The Herschel Space Observatory is a space-based telescope that will study the Universe by the light of the far-infrared and submillimeter portions of the spectrum. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 625 Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory STEREO Swapped long name and acronym. Preparations continue for STEREO's sun imaging mission. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 426 Global Precipitation Measurement GPM Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 244 STS-60 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 551 Space Shuttle Missions Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 607 STS-94 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 568 Fundamental Physics Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 787 STS-51 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 538 Earth Probe Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer EP-TOMS Swapped long name and acronym. Earth Probe Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (EP-TOMS), along with the Ozone Monitoring Instrument onboard AURA, are currently the only NASA spacecraft on orbit specializing in ozone retrieval. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 622 Tethered Satellite System 1 TSS-1 Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 409 STS-82 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 571 STS-110 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 595 STS-37 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 524 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-L Series GOES-L Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 239 Mariner Missions Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 649 Gemini XII Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 234 Apollo 12 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 69 STS-114 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 598 Laser Intferometer Space Antenna LISA Corrected spelling error. Swapped long name and acronym. Added scope note. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a joint ESA/NASA mission. It is a three-spacecraft mission, designed to detect the 'ripples' in space given out when very massive objects undergo strong acceleration. For example, they are produced when a black hole swallows a massive neutron star. Such ripples are called 'gravitational waves' and LISA will be the first mission to try and detect them from space. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 648 Mars Climate Orbiter Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 333 Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope GLAST Swapped long name and acronym. The universe is home to numerous exotic and beautiful phenomena, some of which generate amazing amounts of energy. GLAST will open this high-energy world to exploration. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 220 Gemini IV Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 226 Biomedical Research Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 770 Galaxy Evolution Explorer GALEX Swapped long name and acronym. Mapping the history of star formation in the Universe. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 217 Surveyor Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 398 STS-55 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 542 Europa Orbiter Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 196 Galileo Journey to Jupiter. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 218 STS-51 -- C Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 504 Advanced Composition Explorer ACE Carrying six high-resolution sensors and three monitoring instruments samples low-energy particles of solar origin and high-energy galactic particles. http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ace_mission.html Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-28 7 Mars Observer Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 336 Mars Global Surveyor Surveyor will return data regarding Mars' surface features, atmosphere, and magnetic properties. Scientists will use the data gathered from this mission to learn about the Earth by comparing it to Mars. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 335 Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign Leonid MAC Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 310 STS-59 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 549 International Space Station Missions Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 701 Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite SWAS Swapped long name and acronym. A mission that was designed to study the chemical composition of interstellar gas clouds. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 383 STS-41 -- G Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 497 Apollo 15 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 72 Earth Observing System EOS Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-28 79 Mercury Surface Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging Mercury Orbiter MESSENGER Swapped long name and acronym. A NASA Discover mission to conduct the first orbital study of the innermost planet. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 352 Kuiper KAO Kuiper Airborne Observatory Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 303 Chandra X-ray Observatory http://chandra.harvard.edu/ Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 133 Tethered Satellite System 1R TSS-1R Swapped long name and acronym. http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/Shuttle/STS-75/tss-1r/tss-1r.ht ml Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 410 International Space Station ISS Learn about the next mission to the International Space Station. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 291 Space Technology 5 The Space Technology 5 (ST5) Project built and tested micro-satellites to validate new technologies for future science missions. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 675 Planck Will measure temperature fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave Background. http://astro.estec.esa.nl/astrogen/planck/mission_smallfont. html Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 417 Selene Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 419 Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere AIM Swapped long name and acronym. AIM's two-year mission is to study Polar Mesospheric Clouds, the Earths highest clouds, which form an icy membrane 50 miles above the surface at the edge of space. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 23 Mag Constellation Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 317 Planetary Data System PDS Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 767 Mariner 10 Venus/Mercury flyby, 1973-1975. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 322 Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer RXTE Swapped long name and acronym. RXTE is a satellite that observes the fast-moving, high-energy worlds of black holes, neutron stars, X-ray pulsars and bursts of X-rays that light up the sky and then disappear forever. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 379 Integrated Resilient Aircraft Control Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 751 Comet Nucleus Tour CONTOUR Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 151 Wide-Field Infrared Explorer WIRE Swapped long name and acronym. The Wide-field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) was a small satellite carrying a cryogenically cooled infrared telescope designed to study starburst galaxies -- vast clouds of molecular gas cradling the sites of newborn stars. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 692 Voyager 2 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 691 Gemini V Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 227 STS-32 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 520 Very Long Baseline Interferometry HALCA Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 637 Ares I Launch Vehicle Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 759 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-L Polar-orbi NOAA-L POES Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 358 Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration IMAGE Swapped long name and acronym. IMAGE is a mission to study the global response of the magnetosphere to the changes in solar wind. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 278 Dawn Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 163 Apollo 9 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 66 STS-71 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 556 Apollo 5 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 62 STS-77 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 561 Orion Crew Vehicle Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 758 STS-42 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 530 Wind Mission A mission to investigate the solar wind and its impact on the near-Earth environment. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 694 Terra Terra is a multi-national, multi-disciplinary partnership between the U.S., Canada and Japan that is an important part of helping us better understand and protect our home planet. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 186 Mars Odyssey This orbiter is mapping the mineralogy and morphology of the Martian surface. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 337 Extreme Universe Space Observatory EUSO Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 197 Topex Mission TOPEX/Poseidon Updated scope note. The Topex mission collected information with which scientists can relate changes in ocean currents to atmospheric and climate patterns. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-16 683 STS-61 -- B Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 502 STS-112 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 593 Solar Probe Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 458 STS-54 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 544 Hypersonic Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 753 Explorer 66 COBE Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 617 STS-61 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 540 Polar Mission The Polar Mission is to obtain data from both high- and low-altitude perspectives of the polar region of geospace. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 666 Gemini Missions Source: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/gemini/ Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 224 Apollo-Soyuz Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-27 76 Aging Aircraft & Durability Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 747 STS-9 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 495 Deep Space 2 DS2 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 174 Space Biology Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 790 Mars Pathfinder Mars Pathfinder was the first mission to deliver a lander and a free-ranging robotic rover to the surface of Mars. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 338 STS-46 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 532 Microgravity Research Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 784 Mercury Atlas 9 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 349 STS-104 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 588 STS-51 -- J Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 508 Mars 96 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 332 INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory INTEGRAL Swapped long name and acronym. INTEGRAL is the most sensitive gamma-ray observatory ever launched. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 287 STS-95 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 574 STS-50 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 535 Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous NEAR Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 365 Jason Jason-1 is the first follow-on to the highly successful TOPEX/Poseidon mission that measured ocean surface topography. Notvalid Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 2007-01-16 644 Landsat 7 The government-owned Landsat 7 was successfully launched on April 15, 1999 from the Western Test Range of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on a Delta-II expendable launch vehicle. The Earth observing instrument on Landsat 7, the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), replicates the capabilities of the highly successful Thematic Mapper instruments on Landsats 4 and 5. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 182 Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer CHIPS Swapped long name and acronym. CHIPS uses an extreme ultraviolet spectrograph to study the "Local Bubble" surrounding our Solar System. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 134 STS-4 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 490 Quick Scatterometer QuikSCAT Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-28 185 STS-38 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 522 Mariner 2 Venus flyby, 1962. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 324 Environmental Monitoring and Control Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 781 STS-85 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 567 CloudSat CloudSat's cloud-profiling radar is 1,000 times more sensitive than typical weather radar and can detect clouds and distinguish between cloud particles and precipitation. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 615 Skylab America's first space station and orbital science and engineering laboratory. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 452 Giotto Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 243 STS-65 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 548 STS-111 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 594 Mercury Redstone 3 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 344 STS-106 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 583 Prometheus Nuclear Systems and Technology Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 764 STS-87 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 565 Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III SAGE-3 (Meteor) SAGE III's role in the EOS program is to provide global, long-term measurements of key components of the Earth's atmosphere. The most important of these are the vertical distribution of aerosols and ozone from the upper troposphere through the stratosphere. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 436 Gravity Probe B GPB Swapped long name and acronym. Mission to test two unverified predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 634 High Energy Transient Explorer HETE-2 Swapped long name and acronym. HETE-2 is a small scientific satellite designed to detect and localize gamma-ray bursts. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 256 STS-51 -- A Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 496 Hubble Space Telescope SM1 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2007-01-16 738 Mars Express Mission to search for subsurface water from orbit. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 334 Pioneer 10 Launched on 2 March 1972, Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to travel through the Asteroid belt, and the first spacecraft to make direct observations and obtain close-up images of Jupiter. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 414 Fluid Physics Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 786 Equator-S low-cost mission designed to study the Earth's equatorial magnetosphere out to distances of 67000 km and it forms an element of the closely-coordinated fleet of satellites that comprise the IASTP program. http://www.mpe.mpg.de/EQS/eqs_home.html Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 195 STS-99 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 585 Space Tech 6 Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment and the Inertial Stellar Compass. http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/st6/ Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 424 Hayabusa Muses-C Swapped long name and acronym. Hayabusa (MUSES-C) is Japan's asteroid sample return mission. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 354 STS-81 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 572 STS-48 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 529 STS-41 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 523 STS-96 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 580 Solar System Missions and Projects Missions to study objects within the Solar System, other than the Earth and its moon. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-27 268 Infrared Space Observatory ISO Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 284 Landsat Missions The Landsat Program is a series of Earth-observing satellite missions jointly managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-16 646 Mariner 6 Mars flyby, 1969. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 327 Near Earth Asteroid Prospector NEAP Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 363 STS-102 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 590 Mariner 8 Attempted Mars orbiter, 1971, Centaur stage malfunctioned shortly after launch. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 703 Crewed Missions Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-27 604 STS-51 -- G Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 509 Apollo 17 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 74 Mariner 1 Attempted Venus flyby, 1962, destroyed shortly after launch when vehicle veered off course. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 705 ORFEUS-SPAS I ORFEUS is a 1 m normal incidence telescope for spectroscopic investigations of cosmic sources in the far and extreme ultaviolet spectral range. The instrument is integrated into the freeflyer platform ASTRO-SPAS. ORFEUS-SPAS I was launched Sept. 12, 1993 with space shuttle DISCOVERY on mission STS-51. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-16 2007-01-15 706 Pioneer 7 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 662 Yohkoh http://science.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/solar/yohkoh.htm Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 412 Spitzer Space Telescope SIRTF Space Infrared Telescope Facility NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, studying the universe in infared. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 677 STS-61 -- C Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 511 STS-103 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 578 Deep Space 1 DS1 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 171 STS-33 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 517 Jason-1 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 299 Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE Swapped long name and acronym. Added scope note. WISE will map the sky in infrared light, searching for the nearest and coolest stars, the origins of stellar and planetary systems, and the most luminous galaxies in the Universe. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 693 Life Support Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 783 STS-28 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 514 Transition Region and Coronal Explorer TRACE Swapped long name and acronym. TRACE enables solar physicists to study the connections between fine-scale magnetic fields and the associated plasma structures on the Sun. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 385 Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor III ACRIMSAT Swapped long name and acronym. The purpose of the Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor III (ACRIM III) instrument is to study total solar Irradiance from the Sun. The ACRIM III package is flying on a spacecraft called ACRIMSAT. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 599 Mariner 5 Venus flyby, 1967. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 326 Venera Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 400 Crustal Dynamics Data Information System Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 793 Solar Dynamics Observatory SDO Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 440 STS-39 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 525 Hubble Space Telescope SM2 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2007-01-16 739 Mars Polar Lander Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 339 Mercury Atlas 6 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 346 Combustion Science Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 785 Space Tech 7 Will provide a highly sensitive gravitational reference sensor that will measure the position of a spacecraft with respect to an internal free-floating mass. http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/st7/ Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 425 International Ultraviolet Explorer IUE Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 295 Operational Precursor and Technology Demonstration Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 369 STS-45 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 531 Zond Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 402 STS-41 -- D Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 498 Apollo 14 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 71 STS-90 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 576 STS-72 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 564 Life Sciences Data Archive Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 796 Pioneer 8 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 663 STS-84 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 569 STS-62 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 550 Pioneer 11 Launched on 5 April 1973, Pioneer 11 followed its sister ship to Jupiter (1974), made the first direct observations of Saturn (1979) and studied energetic particles in the outer heliosphere. The Pioneer 11 Mission ended on 30 September 1995, when the last transmission from the spacecraft was received. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 415 Gemini VII Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 229 Vega missions The twin-spacecraft Vega project was perhaps the most ambitious deep space Soviet mission to date. The mission had three major goals: to place advanced lander modules on the surface of Venus, to deploy balloons (two each) in the Venusian atmosphere, and, by using Venusian gravity, to fly the remaining buses past the Comet Halley. The entire mission was a cooperative effort among the Soviet Union (who provided the spacecraft and launch vehicle) and Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Poland, Czechoslovakia, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 689 Cluster ESA/NASA Mission The four Cluster spacecraft carry out 3D measurements in the Earth's Magnetosphere. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 616 STS-53 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 537 Lunar Orbiter Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-27 314 STS-6 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 492 Earth Observing-1 As the first New Millennium Program Earth Observing Mission, EO-1 has validated advanced land imaging and unique spacecraft technologies. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 620 STS-109 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 596 STS-69 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 554 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-M Series GOES-M Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 241 STS-51 -- D Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 505 Stratispheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy SOFIA Swapped long name and acronym. Added scope note. SOFIA is an airborne observatory that will study the universe in the infrared spectrum. Besides this contribution to science progress, SOFIA will be a major factor in the development of observational techniques, of new instrumentations and in the education of young scientists and teachers in the discipline of infrared astronomy. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 672 Magellan Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 319 STS-49 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 534 STS-5 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 491 Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics ASCA Swapped long name and acronym. ASCA (formerly named Astro-D) is Japan's fourth cosmic X-ray astronomy mission, and the second for which the United States is providing part of the scientific payload. The satellite was successfully launched on February 20, 1993. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 600 Space Science Data Center Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 797 Radiation Research Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 789 Swift multi-wavelength observatory dedicated to the study of gamma-ray burst (GRB) science. http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 427 Earth System Data and Information Systems Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 794 Mercury Missions Mercury Project Mercury Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 320 Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics TIMED Swapped long name and acronym. The TIMED mission is studying the influences of the Sun and humans on the least explored region of Earth's atmosphere. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 384 Earth Missions and Projects Use for missions and projects whoe primary purpose is to observe the Earth. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-28 605 OrbView-2 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 184 Pioneer Venus The Pioneer Venus Orbiter spacecraft was launched on 20 May 1978. The mission's objective was to investigate the Venus's solar wind, map the planet's surface and study the upper atmosphere. It orbited the planet Venus for 14 years until it entered the Venus atmosphere on 8 October 1992 and burned up by entry heating. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 416 STS-91 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 575 STS-86 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 566 Geotail A mission to study the tail of Earth's magnetosphere. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 632 STS-79 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 559 STS-78 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 560 STS-63 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 557 Broad Band X-ray Telescope BBXRT Swapped long name and acronym. The Broad Band X-ray Telescope (BBXRT) was flown on the space shuttle Columbia (STS-35) as part of the ASTRO-1 payload. It was designed and built at the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics at NASA/GSFC. BBXRT was the first focusing X-ray telescope operating over a broad energy range 0.3-12 keV with a moderate energy resolution (90 eV at 1 keV and 150eV at 6 keV). Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 610 Kepler Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 304 STS-68 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 546 Atmospheric Infrared Sounder AIRS Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 49 Gemini VI-A Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 228 International Sun-Earth Explorer-C Explorer 59 ICE ISEE-3/ICE ISEE-C Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 206 Student Nitric Oxide Explorer SNOE Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 405 STS-51 -- E Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 506 Deep Impact Exploring Comet Tempel 1 to determine the origins of life in our Solar System. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 170 Astro-E2/Suzaku The Suzaku mission is a joint effort of JAXA and NASA designed to discover more about the x-ray universe. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 608 STS-74 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 552 Landsat 4 Landsat 4 was launched on July 16, 1982. The Landsat 4 spacecraft was significantly different than that of the previous Landsats and Landsat 4 did not carry the RBV instrument. In addition to the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) instrument, Landsat 4 (and Landsat 5) carried a sensor with improved spectral and spatial resolution, i.e., the new satellites could see a wider (and more scientifically-tailored) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and could see the ground in greater detail. This new instrument was known as the Thematic Mapper (TM). The Landsat 4 TM instrument had seven spectral bands. Data was collected from the blue, green, red, near-infrared, mid-infrared (2 bands) and thermal infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 698 Sakigake Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 396 STS-80 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 558 Mercury Atlas 8 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 348 Subsonic Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 754 Cellular Biotechnology Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 778 Mariner 9 Mars orbiter, 1971. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 329 STS-75 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 563 STS-61 -- A Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 501 Compton Gamma Ray Observatory CGRO Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 128 STS-58 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 539 Aviation data systems Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 748 STS-41 -- B Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 500 Ulysses Mission A mission to study the Sun at all latitudes. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 687 Fast Auroral Snapshot FAST Swapped long name and acronym. FAST, the second mission in NASA's Small Explorer Satellite Program (SMEX), is a satellite designed to study Earth's aurora. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 211 Ranger Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 395 Hipparcos "First space mission for measuring the positions, distances, motions, brightness and colours of stars." http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fare aid=20 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 258 Constellation Program Constellation is the combination of large and small systems that will provide humans the capabilities necessary to travel and explore the solar system. Constellation will be made up of Earth-to-orbit, in-space and surface transportation systems, surface and space-based infrastructures, power generation, communications systems, maintenance and science instrumentation, and robotic investigators and assistants. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 757 Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager RHESSI Swapped long name and acronym. RHESSI's primary mission is to explore the basic physics of particle acceleration and explosive energy release in solar flares. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 378 Hiten Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 259 Apollo 13 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 70 Apollo 10 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 67 Mars 2007+ Changed category from space science missions to planetary missions. Added scope note. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 331 Mars Exploration Rovers Mars 2003 Rovers Rovers Spirit and Opportunity explore the Martian landscape. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 650 STS-30 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 516 Mag Multiscale Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 318 Infrared Telescope in Space IRTS Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 286 Challenging Mini-Satellite Payload for Geo-scientific Resear CHAMP Swapped long name and acronym. CHAMP will generate for the first time simultaneously highly precise gravity and magnetic field measurements over a 5 years period. This will allow us to detect besides the spatial variations of both fields also their variability with time. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 613 Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS Swapped long name and acronym. An experiment to search in space for dark matter, missing matter & antimatter on the international space station. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 603 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 762 Aura Mission A mission dedicated to the health of Earth's atmosphere. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-16 609 STS-66 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 545 Vega 1 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 481 Deep Space and Science Missions and Projects Missions whose primary purpose is to study objects outside of solar system, or fundamental properties of the universe such as gravity and dark matter. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-28 601 Gemini X Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 232 Pioneer Missions A series of spacecraft missions managed by the Pioneer Project Office at NASA, Ames Research Center. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 660 Shuttle-Mir In the arena of space exploration, the U.S. and Russia share a history of competition and cooperation. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 446 Space Physiology Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 774 Constellation-X The Constellation-X Observatory is a combination of several X-ray telescopes working in unison to generate the observing power of one giant telescope. With the Observatory, scientists will investigate black holes, Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, galaxy formation, the evolution of the Universe on the largest scales, the recycling of matter and energy, and the nature of dark matter and dark energy. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 157 Astro Observatory 2 Astro-2 STS-67 Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 85 STS-51 -- I Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 507 STS-40 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 526 Mariner 4 Mars flyby, 1964-1965. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 325 Small Missions for Advanced Research and Technology 1 SMART 1 Swapped long name and acronym. SMART 1's two part mission will test new technologies and explore darker regions of the Moon's south pole for the first time. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 420 STS-101 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 584 ORFEUS-SPAS II Swapped long name and acronym. The purpose of the ORFEUS-SPAS II mission was to conduct investigations of celestial sources in the far and extreme ultraviolet spectral range, and to increase understanding of the evolution of stars, the structure of galaxies, and the nature of the interstellar medium. ORFEUS-SPAS II was launched Nov. 19, 1996 with space shuttle COLUMBIA on mission STS-80. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 658 STS-2 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 488 Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-8 IMP-8 Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 280 Next Generation Air Transportation System NGATS Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 745 Biotechnology Research Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 777 EOS Aqua Aqua Swapped long name and acronym. Aqua, Latin for water, is a NASA Earth Science satellite mission named for the large amount of information that the mission will be collecting about the Earth's water cycle. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 77 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer-Earth Probe TOMS-EP Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 203 Clinical Health Research Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 772 Human Support Technology Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 780 Mercury Atlas 7 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 347 Materials Sciences Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 788 Suisei Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 397 Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe WMAP Swapped long name and acronym. A mission to take the first full sky picture of the early Universe. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 387 STS-52 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 536 Space Interferometry Mission SIM SIM PlanetQuest Swapped long name and acronym. Fixed spelling error. Added scope note. Added 'SIM PlanetQuest' UF SIM will be an optical interferometer operating in an Earth-trailing solar orbit. SIM will search for planetary companions to nearby stars, by detecting the astrometric 'wobble' relative to nearby reference stars. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 670 Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer EVVE Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 199 STS-73 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 553 STS-51 -- L Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 510 TacSat-2 TacSat-2 features 11 onboard experiments, which will be conducted during the spacecrafts planned six to 12-month mission. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 679 TERRIERS Demonstrate global ionospheric tomography and utilize the technique to study ionospheric/thermospheric processes. http://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/terriers/science.html Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-16 408 Solar & Heliospheric Observatory SOHO Swapped long name and acronym. SOHO, designed to study the Sun, from its deep core to its outer corona, is a cooperative program betwenn ESA and NASA. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 382 Hubble Space Telescope SM3 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2007-01-16 740 Global Change Master Directory Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 795 Gemini IX-A Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 231 STS-36 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 521 Lunar-A Approved Descriptor 2007-01-16 2004-06-20 2007-01-27 316 Space Product Development Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 791 Genesis Mission The Geneis Mission collected particles of the Solar wind and returned them to Earth for study. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-09 2007-01-15 630 Mercury Redstone 4 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 345 Missions and Projects The Missions and Projects Facet lists NASA missions and projects (as in launched experiements, not missions as in organizational directorates). It has been derived from multiple sources of information. The principal sources were the 1.0 version of the NASA Missions and Projects vocabulary, and the websites of the various missions and NASA centers. This facet is largely an authority list of mission and project names and acronyms. A small amount of categorization of the missions and projects ahs been performed, based on the location of the mission/project, or the location of the object of its study. For example, the Hubble Space Telescope is in Earth orbit, but its purpose is to study deep space phenomena. Therefore it is categorized as a Deep Space and Science Mission. Missions are also categorized by whether the mission had a crew or not. Large families of missions, such as the Shuttle, Apollo, and Explorer missions also have been made into categories. The categorization of past, current, future, and potential missions which was in the 1.0 version of the facet has been removed due to the frequency of changes as missions are in planning stages. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-27 654 STS-34 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 518 Convection and Moisture Experiment CAMEX Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 90 Non-Toxic Propulsion Systems Green Propulsion Systems Use for projects related to the development of 'green' propulsion systems, and missions which use such systems. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-28 760 STS-83 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 570 STS-7 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 493 Hubble Missions Missions related to the launch and maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 2007-01-16 641 Landsat 3 Landsat 3 was launched on March 5, 1978, three years after Landsat 2. The third Landsat was still considered an experimental project and was operated by NASA until 1979. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 697 Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter JIMO Swapped long name and acronym. Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 645 Mars Surveyor 2003 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 340 STS-44 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 528 NOAA-POES Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2007-01-15 656 STS-27 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 513 STS-97 Approved Descriptor 2005-12-06 2004-06-20 2005-12-06 581 Apollo 7 Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 64 Lunar Missions and Projects Approved Descriptor 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 2007-01-27 741 Astro-E2 X-ray astronomy mission. http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/astroe/astroegof.html Approved Descriptor 2007-01-15 2004-06-20 2007-01-15 88