Space Science: Missions: Unmanned: Asteroids and Comets: Deep Impact

NASA homepage for the planned mission, which will fly by Comet 9P/Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005. Includes kids' activities, lesson plans for educators, and an amateur astronomy observing program.

News update on the mission's budget approval.

History of 9P/Tempel 1, the Deep Impact target.

Ball Aerospace is developing and building the flight system and science instruments for the Deep Impact mission.

Orbit and position information for the Deep Impact target object.

Principle Investigator of the Deep Impact mission. Provides scientific objectives and data of the mission.

Deep Impact update.

How advanced amateur astronomers can participate in the mission.

Resource for amateur astronomers interested in participating in the Deep Impact space mission to the comet Tempel 1.