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349:Augustine
313:Augustine
27:) of the
1645:Category
1617:Category
1279:Canberra
1191:timeline
1179:timeline
1115:timeline
1071:timeline
968:observed
963:timeline
931:Aquarius
871:timeline
844:Magellan
806:missions
704:Surveyor
640:programs
570:Shuttle–
511:programs
343:Aldridge
262:creation
43:and the
1629:Commons
1507:Related
1316:by year
1311:by name
1088:GOES 15
1078:GOES 14
995:flights
981:InSight
937:Cassini
865:Galileo
790:SIMPLEx
765:Voyager
733:Current
689:Pioneer
659:Mariner
638:Robotic
619:Artemis
592:Current
535:Mercury
527: (
420:NASA TV
359:General
258:History
188:Science
1274:Madrid
1207:Future
1122:NuSTAR
1053:THEMIS
975:RHESSI
912:Spirit
709:Viking
699:Ranger
550:Skylab
545:Apollo
540:Gemini
398:Budget
351:(2009)
345:(2004)
339:(2004)
333:(2003)
327:(2002)
325:CFUSAI
321:(1996)
315:(1990)
309:(1989)
303:(1987)
297:(1986)
295:Rogers
291:(1986)
285:(1958)
279:(1958)
273:(1915)
249:Policy
1219:NISAR
1174:rover
1146:MAVEN
1066:rover
1047:Swift
958:rover
919:LADEE
914:rover
906:rover
883:GRAIL
878:GALEX
669:MESUR
614:Orion
415:NASA+
391:Chief
289:Paine
1198:PACE
1141:WISE
1104:Juno
944:Dawn
888:WMAP
828:COBE
816:Past
647:Past
525:X-15
518:Past
331:CAIB
301:Ride
271:NACA
241:NASA
58:and
19:The
1151:MMS
572:Mir
25:SMD
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119:.
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226:t
219:v
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