MESSENGER Launch
NASA launched the MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) interplanetary probe from the Kennedy Space Center on August 3, 2004. The probe was designed to conduct an in-depth study of Mercury. The mission ended on April 30, 2015 when the probe conducted a controlled impact with the planet.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: KSC-04PD-1626
Date: August 3, 2004
MESSENGER Launch
NASA launched the MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) interplanetary probe from the Kennedy Space Center on August 3, 2004. The probe was designed to conduct an in-depth study of Mercury. The mission ended on April 30, 2015 when the probe conducted a controlled impact with the planet.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: KSC-04PD-1626
Date: August 3, 2004