Summary of missions during NASA's FBC era
| Mission name | Launch year | Outcome | Primary aim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar, Anomalous, and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX) | 1992 | Success | Examined cosmic rays |
| Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) | 1996 | Success | Landed on the asteroid Eros |
| Mars Pathfinder | 1996 | Success | Deployed the rover Sojourner for Martian exploration |
| Mars Global Surveyor | 1996 | Success | Provided images from Mars for mapping |
| Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer (FAST) | 1996 | Success | Examined Earth's auroras |
| Lewis | 1997 | Failure | Altitude control failure four days after launch |
| Clark Earth Observing Satellite | n/a | Failure | Cancelled in 1998 due to delays and cost escalations |
| Lunar Prospector | 1998 | Success | Found evidence of frozen water at the Moon's poles |
| Deep Space 1 | 1998 | Success | Tested ion propulsion and twelve new technologies |
| Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) | 1998 | Success | Provided images of the sun's corona |
| Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) | 1998 | Success | Examined interstellar clouds |
| Mars Climate Orbiter | 1998 | Failure | Lost the orbiter because its software and the ground systems used different units of measurement in communications |
| Mars Polar Lander | 1999 | Failure | Crashed during landing, likely because of early engine shutdown |
| Deep Space 2 | 1999 | Failure | Probes launched with MPL and suffered the same fate |
| Stardust | 1999 | Success | Brought back samples from a comet to Earth |
| Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) | 1999 | Failure | Telescope cover expelled early, triggering coolant loss that rendered the telescope inoperable |
| Mission name | Launch year | Outcome | Primary aim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar, Anomalous, and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX) | 1992 | Success | Examined cosmic rays |
| Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) | 1996 | Success | Landed on the asteroid Eros |
| Mars Pathfinder | 1996 | Success | Deployed the rover |
| Mars Global Surveyor | 1996 | Success | Provided images from Mars for mapping |
| Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer (FAST) | 1996 | Success | Examined Earth's auroras |
| Lewis | 1997 | Failure | Altitude control failure four days after launch |
| Clark Earth Observing Satellite | n/a | Failure | Cancelled in 1998 due to delays and cost escalations |
| Lunar Prospector | 1998 | Success | Found evidence of frozen water at the Moon's poles |
| Deep Space 1 | 1998 | Success | Tested ion propulsion and twelve new technologies |
| Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) | 1998 | Success | Provided images of the sun's corona |
| Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) | 1998 | Success | Examined interstellar clouds |
| Mars Climate Orbiter | 1998 | Failure | Lost the orbiter because its software and the ground systems used different units of measurement in communications |
| Mars Polar Lander | 1999 | Failure | Crashed during landing, likely because of early engine shutdown |
| Deep Space 2 | 1999 | Failure | Probes launched with MPL and suffered the same fate |
| Stardust | 1999 | Success | Brought back samples from a comet to Earth |
| Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) | 1999 | Failure | Telescope cover expelled early, triggering coolant loss that rendered the telescope inoperable |
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