This dimension names the specific mission a spacecraft flew. Wikipedia notes that spacecraft "are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, space colonization, planetary exploration, and transportation of humans and cargo," each purpose tied to one named mission. Browsing this way finds the spacecraft that carried out a particular mission.
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1. Wikipedia: Mars 3
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After the Mars 2 lander crashed on the Martian surface, the Mars 3 lander became the first spacecraft to attain a soft landing on Mars, on December 2, 1971.
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