MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging)
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09-29-11 Orbital Observations of Mercury Reveal Flood Lavas, Hollows, and Unprecedented Surface Details
08-17-11 APL Planetary Scientist Elected Fellow of Geological Society of America
06-16-11 MESSENGER Data from Mercury Orbit Confirm Theories, Offer Surprises
04-04-11 MESSENGER Kicks Off Yearlong Campaign of Mercury Science
03-29-11 MESSENGER Sends Back First Image of Mercury from Orbit
03-17-11 MESSENGER Begins Historic Orbit around Mercury
03-15-11 MESSENGER Primed for Mercury Orbit
02-18-11 A Solar System Family Portrait, from the Inside Out
06-15-10 MESSENGER Reveals New Information about Mercury's Exosphere, Volcanism, and Magnetic Substorms
12-18-09 MESSENGER Probe Earns Praise from Popular Press
11-03-09 MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals More Hidden Territory on Mercury
07-03-08 MESSENGER Settles Old Debates and Makes New Discoveries at Mercury
06-20-08 APL's Jim McAdams Named AIAA Engineer of the Year
04-28-08 Mercury Features Receive New Names
01-10-08 MESSENGER Set for Historic Mercury Flyby
06-05-07 MESSENGER Completes Second Flyby of Venus, Makes Its Way toward First Flyby of Mercury in 33 Years
12-12-05 MESSENGER Engine Burn Puts Spacecraft on Track for Venus
08-26-05 Movie Headlines MESSENGER Earth Flyby Gallery
05-31-05 MESSENGER Peeks at Earth
07-15-04 NASA Sending a MESSENGER to Mercury
03-09-04 MESSENGER Spacecraft Shipped to the Cape
12-19-03 MESSENGER Shipped to Goddard for Prelaunch Testing
10-07-03 Students to Get an Inside Look at NASA's First Mercury Orbiter Mission
03-29-02 NASA's MESSENGER Project Cleared to Build Spacecraft
06-07-01 NASA OKs Final Development for MESSENGER Mission
07-07-99 APL-Managed Mission to Mercury Selected for NASA Discovery Program Flight
11-13-98 MESSENGER and Aladdin Missions Selected as NASA Discovery Program Candidates
