Halley Armada
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The Halley Armada was a series of space probes, five of which were successful, sent to examine Halley's Comet during its 1986 passage through the inner Solar System. The armada included one probe from
Halley's Comet in 1986
Vega probe model
Pluto in True Color High Res
Giotto (spacecraft)
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Giotto is a European robotic spacecraft mission from the European Space Agency. The spacecraft flew by and studied Halley's Comet and in doing so became the first spacecraft to make close up observati
Halley Armada
…NASA did not contribute a probe to the Halley Armada. Main space probes Vega probe model Probe Space agency Date of closest approach Distance Details Giotto ESA March 14, 1986 596 km The first space probe to get close-up color images of the nucleus of a comet. Vega 2 USSR/France Intercosmos March 9, 1986…
An artist's impression of Giotto.
An image of the Giotto spacecraft during construction
Comet Halley at Giotto spacecraft's closest approach