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Introduction
A spacecraft is any vehicle capable of traveling in outer space. Advances in technology have created a variety of scientific spacecraft for countless missions in an attempt to learn more about the wondrous things that make up our universe. Although spacecraft are uniquely built for their specific missions, they can be categorized based on where they gather information.


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Flyby spacecraft Gathers information from nearby targets in a solar orbit...
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Orbiter spacecraft Gathers information from about a planet from the planet’s orbit...
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Atmospheric spacecraft Gathers information about atmosphere from a planet’s surface...
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Lander spacecraft Gathers information from the surface of a planet...
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Penetrator spacecraft Gathers information within a body...
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Observatory spacecraft Gathers information about targets from an earth or solar orbit...
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