1989 ⟶ Magellan Probe Maps Venus
The Magellan probe, launched by NASA, arrives at Venus and s...
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🪐 Mikhail Lomonosov Discovers Venus's Atmosphere
Mikhail Lomonosov: discovery of the atmosphere of Venus.⟶
AstronomyPlanetary ScienceVenusAtmosphereMikhail Lomonosov18th Century
Russia🚀 John Glenn Orbits Earth, Mariner 2 Flies by Venus
John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth. Mariner 2 becomes the first probe to reach another planet, flying past Venus in December. NASA follows this with the successful Mariner 4 mission to Mars in 1965, both the US and the USSR send many more probes to planets through the rest of the 1960s and 1970s.⟶
Space ExplorationNASASpace RacePlanetary ScienceVenusMarsCold WarAstronautsRockets
United States🚀 Soviet Probe Venera 9 Lands on Venus
The Soviet probe Venera 9 lands on the surface of Venus and sends back the first picture of its surface. The first probe to land on another planet, Venera 7 in 1970, had no camera. Both break down within an hour in the hostile atmosphere.⟶
Space ExplorationVenusVenera ProgramPlanetary ScienceSoviet UnionSpace Probe1970s
Soviet Union🪐 Voyager 2 Space Probe Launched
On August 20 the Voyager 2 space probe launched by NASA to study the Jovian system, Saturnian system, Uranian system, Neptunian system, the Kuiper belt, the heliosphere and the interstellar space.⟶
Space ExplorationNASAVoyager ProgramPlanetary ScienceOuter Solar System1970sSpace ProbesJovian SystemSaturnian System
United States🛰️ Voyager 1 Space Probe Launched
On September 5 The Voyager 1 space probe launched by NASA to study the Jovian system, Saturnian system and the interstellar medium.⟶
Space ExplorationNASAVoyager ProgramPlanetary ScienceOuter Solar System1970sSpace ProbesJovian SystemSaturnian SystemInterstellar Medium
United States🛰️ Magellan Probe Maps Venus
The Magellan probe, launched by NASA, arrives at Venus and spends three years mapping the planet with radar. Magellan is the first in a new wave of probes that include Galileo, which arrives at Jupiter in 1995, and Cassini which arrives at Saturn in 2004.⟶
Space ExplorationVenusPlanetary ScienceRadar MappingMagellanNASA1980sAstronomyGeologyRemote Sensing
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