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EPOXI Extended-Mission Spacecraft Family

EPOXI was the extended mission of NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft, reusing the same physical flyby probe after its 2005 Tempel 1 mission for a 2010 flyby of comet Hartley 2 and extrasolar-planet observations.

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EPOXIEPOXI extended missionDeep Impact EPOXIDeep Impact Extended Investigation
Family Name
EPOXI
Full Name
EPOXI Extended-Mission Spacecraft Family
Roles
flybyresearch
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft

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Description
EPOXI was the extended mission of NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft, reusing the same physical flyby probe after its 2005 Tempel 1 mission for a 2010 flyby of comet Hartley 2 and extrasolar-planet observations.
First Flight Year
2,005
Last Flight Year
2,010

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 09:53:57 UTC
Updated Time
August 15, 2026 at 08:51:48 UTC