NEAR Shoemaker Asteroid-Orbiter Spacecraft
NEAR Shoemaker was NASA’s spacecraft that orbited asteroid Eros after its 1996 launch.
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Identity
- Family Name
- NEAR Shoemaker
- Full Name
- NEAR Shoemaker Asteroid-Orbiter Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiter
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NEAR Shoemaker was NASA’s spacecraft that orbited asteroid Eros after its 1996 launch.
- First Flight Year
- 1,996
- Last Flight Year
- 2,001
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/near-shoemaker/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 17:44:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 12, 2026 at 17:44:46 UTC