New Millennium Program
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New Millennium Program was a NASA project with focus on engineering validation of new technologies for space applications. Funding for the program was eliminated from the FY2009 budget by the 110th Un
Earth Observing-1 captured this view of a volcano
Deep Space 2
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Deep Space 2 was a NASA space probe, part of the New Millennium Program. It included two highly advanced miniature space probes that were sent to Mars aboard the Mars Polar Lander in January 1999. The
New Millennium Program
…standalone spacecraft testing solar electric propulsion, autonomous operation etc.; successful mission 1998-2001 including comet and asteroid encounters Deep Space 2 – Mars surface penetrators flown with Mars Polar Lander in 1999; (failed) Earth Observing 1 (EO-1) – (launched 2000…
A Deep Space 2 probe with heatshield and mounting attached to the Mars Polar Lander
Deep Space 2 project manager Sarah Gavit with the engineering hardware of the probe
Deep Space 2 penetrator
Deep Space 2 surface element