Deep Space Rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Stardust | Flyby of 81P/Wild (Wild 2) | Dust collection |
| 3 January | Spirit | Landing on Mars | Gusev Crater |
| 24 January | Opportunity | Landing on Mars | Meridiani Planum |
| 4 February | Ulysses | 2nd flyby of Jupiter | |
| 19 May | Hayabusa | Flyby of the Earth | |
| 11 June | Cassini | Flyby of Phoebe | Closest approach: 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) |
| 1 July | Cassini | Saturnian orbit injection | |
| 8 September | Genesis | Capsule crash-landing on Earth | 0.4 milligrams (0.0062 gr) of solar sample aboard |
| 26 October | Cassini | Flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) |
| 15 November | SMART-1 | Selenocentric orbit injection | |
| 13 December | Cassini | Flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,336 kilometres (1,452 mi) |
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