Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (N.E.A.R) Shoemaker

The launch used a Delta II launch vehicle.



  • The NEAR probe was first launched in 1996.
  • The NEAR spacecraft has numerous instruments on it.
  • The NEAR project has been sponsored by NASA.
  • The NEAR spacecraft will have four solar panel flaps.
  • The starting point for the NEAR mission was the American launch site at Cape Canavaral.
  • The launch used a Delta II launch vehicle.