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Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Rosetta spacecraft will reach the comet and go into orbit in August 2014
 
Giacobini-Zinner
ICE (ISEE-3) flew by the comet on September 11, 1985
 
Halley
several probes flew by this famous comet: SAKIGAKI (March 1, 1986), SUISEI (March 8, 1986), VEGA 1 (March 6, 1986), VEGA 2 (March 9, 1986), GIOTTO (March 14, 1986).
 
Grigg-Skjellerup
GIOTTO flew by it on July 10, 1992.
 
Hyakutake
NEAR flew by the comet in March 1996
 
Temple-Tuttle
SUISEI flew by it on 28 February 1998.
 
Wilson-Harrington
DEEP SPACE 1 is to fly by the comet in January 2001.
 
Borelly
a possible target of DEEP SPACE 1 in September 2001
 
Encke
CONTOUR is to encounter the comet in November 2003.
 
Wild-2
a rendezvous with STARDUST is scheduled in February 2004.
 
Tempel 1
DEEP IMPACT mission target in July 2005, a 500 kg projectile will be fired to the comet nuclear.
 
Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
the target of CONTOUR in June 2006.
 
d'Arrest
CONTOUR may fly by the comet in August 2008.
 
Wirtanen
ROSETTA should encounter the comet in August 2011.
 
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