May 30 - Mariner 9 is launched on a mission to Mars.

August 20 - Viking 1 is launched on a mission to Mars.

Enterprise is launched on a historic five-year mission.

February 7 - Stardust is launched on a mission to collect samples of a comet coma, and return them to Earth.

He is launched on a mission through an electronic storm.

Pioneer 11 is launched on a mission to study the solar system.

A16 The space shuttle Atlantis is launched on a military mission.

The captain spun around and chanted, and launched the Sword of Vengeance on a new mission.

Pioneer 11 is launched on a mission to study the Solar System.

I was a kid enlisted, against his will, to do the heavy lifting for a nation launched on a mission botched from the start.