Small-Body Missions · 9
Historic Missions
The completed missions that opened up small-body exploration.
| Mission | Agency | Type | Status | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giotto | ESA | Flyby | Completed | 1985-07-02 |
| NEAR Shoemaker | NASA / JHU APL | Flyby · rendezvous · orbiter · landing | Completed | 1996-02-17 |
| Deep Space 1 | NASA / JPL | Flyby (technology demonstration) | Completed | 1998-10-24 |
| Stardust | NASA / JPL | Flyby · sample return | Completed | 1999-02-07 |
| Hayabusa | JAXA (ISAS) | Rendezvous · touchdown · sample return | Completed | 2003-05-09 |
| Rosetta | ESA | Rendezvous · orbiter · lander | Completed | 2004-03-02 |
| Deep Impact | NASA / JPL / University of Maryland | Flyby · impactor | Completed | 2005-01-12 |
| Dawn | NASA / JPL | Rendezvous · orbiter (two bodies) | Completed | 2007-09-27 |
| DART | NASA / JHU APL | Impactor (planetary defense) | Completed | 2021-11-24 |