During the 1960s and 70s, the Mariner space probes visited and provided vital information about Mars, Venus and Mercury.
The Cassini mission is a joint effort between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency.
The All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorer, known as ATHLETE, is a six-legged robotic lunar rover under development by NASA.
MESSENGER's mission is to conduct a scientific investigation of the planet Mercury.
The Limbed Excursion Mechanical Utility Robots, or LEMUR, have been designed to develop technologies needed to perform maintenance on spacecrafts…
Mars Global Surveyor was the first successful U.S. mission launched to Mars after the Viking mission in 1976.
The Lunar Prospector was designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the moon, including mapping of surface composition and…
The Field Integrated Design and Operations, or FIDO, rover is a research prototype for future Mars surface missions planned by…
Mars Odyssey is an orbiter carrying science experiments to make global observations of Mars.
Robotic lighter-than-air vehicles, or aerobots, could provide a platform for the exploration of planets and moons with an atmosphere, such…