1966 ⟶ Venera 3 Impacts Venus

Venera 3 becomes the first man-made object to impact another...
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🚀 Venera 1 Launched Towards Venus

Venera 1 is successfully launched by the Soviet Union with the intention of conducting a flyby mission to Venus.⟶
Venera 1 Launched Towards Venus (1961)
space raceUSSRVenusplanetary explorationSoviet Unionearly spaceflight

🪐 Venera 1 Reaches Venus

Venera 1 successfully reaches Venus being the first spacecraft to do so, but is unable to transmit any data.⟶
space raceUSSRVenusplanetary explorationSoviet Unionearly spaceflightVenera program

🚀 Venera 3 Launched

Venera 3 was launched.⟶
Venera 3 Launched (1965)
space raceUSSRexplorationSoviet UnionVenusplanetary probe

☄️ Venera 3 Impacts Venus

Venera 3 becomes the first man-made object to impact another planet.⟶
Venera 3 Impacts Venus (1966)
space raceUSSRVenusplanetary probeexplorationSoviet Unionimpact

🚀 Venera 7 Launched

Venera 7 is launched.⟶
Venera 7 Launched (1970)
Venera 7Soviet UnionVenusspace explorationspace racesciencetechnologyUSSR

🪐 Venera 7 Lands on Venus

Venera 7 lands on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to softly land on another planet.⟶
Venera 7VenusSoviet Unionspace explorationspace racesciencetechnologyUSSRplanetary exploration