On October 29, 1991, the Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/W_zRxL Gaspra was the first asteroid to ever be visited by a spacecraft. It orbits near the inner edge of the asteroid belt. The Galileo spacecraft had been travelling through the asteroid belt for about two months before it reached Gaspra. Galileo was 990 miles away from Gaspra when it whizzed by, and it was travelling at a relative speed of abou