Font Size: Welcome to the Camarillo Airport. The Camarillo Airport (CMA), as it is known today, was the former Oxnard Air Force Base. The base was established in the early 1950âs for coastal defense and a variety of military aircraft operated here until 1969 when the base was deactivated.
2. Flyby Probe: In this type of space probe the robotic space explorer collects information in the form of images and other telemetry as it flies very close by the celestial object. NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 to Jupiter and beyond are an example of flyby probes. 3.
Manned Space Robots. A manned spacecraft carries Astronauts to space. Unlike an unmanned probe, the manned spacecraft consists of a crew compartment and life support systems. This type of spacecraft can either be reused as in the case of Space Shuttle or designed for one-time use as in Soyuz.