Space probe

Deep Space 1

NASA

Proved ion engines on a long flight, passing asteroid Braille and comet Borrelly.

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The flight

  1. October 24, 1998

    Launch

  2. December 30, 2003

    JPL’s track of it ends

From the trajectory NASA JPL Horizons publishes for it.

Deep Space 1

NASA flyby mission to asteroid Braille and Comet Borrelly (1998–2001)

Deep Space 1 (DS1) was a NASA technology demonstration spacecraft which flew by an asteroid and a comet. It was part of the New Millennium Program, dedicated to testing advanced technologies.

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