MESSENGER
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft became the first to orbit Mercury, mapping its surface and composition, characterizing its magnetic field, and confirming water ice in permanently shadowed polar deposits before impacting the planet at mission end.
Identity
- Aliases
- MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and RangingMESSENGER spacecraft
- Name
- MESSENGER
- Slug
- messenger-spacecraft
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft became the first to orbit Mercury, mapping its surface and composition, characterizing its magnetic field, and confirming water ice in permanently shadowed polar deposits before impacting the planet at mission end.
- Manufacturer Id
- vn7egd2rqcsc07cmkp421ewc1h8af313
- Operator Id
- vn7egd2rqcsc07cmkp421ewc1h8af313
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7thr9fthhnpe67q8a4qdc2jx8ap9e5
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/messenger/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 12:21:22 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 12:21:22 AM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2004-08-03
- Last Flight Date
- 2015-04-30