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      • NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962.
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  2. science.nasa.gov › venus › explorationVenus: Exploration - Science@NASA

    Nov 9, 2017 · Dozens of spacecraft have launched to explore Venus, but not all have been successful. NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_missions_to_VenusList of missions to Venus - Wikipedia

    Missions to Venus constitute part of the exploration of Venus. The Soviet Union, followed by the United States, have soft landed probes on the surface. Venera 7 was the first lander overall and first for the Soviet Union, touching down on 15 December 1970.

    Spacecraft
    Launch Date [7]
    Operator
    Mission
    Solar Orbiter
    10 February 2020
    ESA
    Gravity assist
    BepiColombo
    20 October 2018
    ESA
    Gravity assist
    Parker Solar Probe
    12 August 2018
    NASA United States
    Gravity assist
    Shin'en
    20 May 2010
    UNISEC Japan
    Flyby

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  5. solarsystem.nasa.gov › news › 93030 Years Ago: Magellan Off to Map Venus - NASA Solar System ...

    May 6, 2019 · The first spacecraft to study Venus using radar was Pioneer Venus Orbiter, managed by the NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, which entered a polar orbit around the planet in December 1978.

  6. science.nasa.gov › venusVenus - NASA Science

    NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. Read More

  7. www.nasa.gov › history › 60-years-ago-mariner-260 Years Ago: Mariner 2 First to Explore Venus - NASA

    Dec 14, 2022 · On Dec. 14, 1962, Mariner 2 completed the first successful close-up observations of another planet when it flew by Venus. Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion.

  8. www.space.com › venus-mission-success-historyHere's every successful Venus mission humanity has ever ...

    Sep 18, 2020 · Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft to use the gravity of one planet (Venus) to slingshot to a second planet (Mercury). It also was the first spacecraft to visit two planets.

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  10. solarsystem.nasa.gov › magellan › fact1Magellan Summary Sheet - NASA Solar System Exploration

    Magellan was the first planetary spacecraft to be launched by a space shuttle when it was carried aloft by the shuttle Atlantis from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 4, 1989. Atlantis took Magellan into low Earth orbit, where it was released from the shuttle's cargo bay.