Discovery Program
ExplorationNASAIn servicesince 1990
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
The Discovery Program is a series of Solar System exploration missions funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through its Planetary Missions Program Office. The cost of each mission is capped at a lower level than missions from NASA's New Frontiers or Flagship Programs. As a result, Discovery missions tend to be more focused on a specific scientific goal rather than serving a general purpose.
Flights
5 of 14Record
Rockets: Atlas V 401 (2), Delta II 7925H-9.5 (2), Athena II (1), Delta II 7326-9.5 (1), Delta II 7425-9.5 (1), Delta II 7426-9.5 (1), Delta II 7920H-10C (1), Delta II 7925 (1), Delta II 7925-10L (1), Delta II 7925-8 (1), Delta II 7925-9.5 (1), Falcon Heavy (1)
Launch sites: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (12), Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA (1), Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (1)
News
latest 6- APOD: 2026 July 29 – Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars
- Psyche Approaches Mars
- The Growing Crescent of Mars as NASA’s Psyche Mission Approaches
- NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Details of Martian Surface During Flyby
- ESA’s Mars Express meets NASA’s Psyche
- NASA’s Lucy Reveals Wobbling, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
Events
No scheduled or recent events for this program.