In Depth: Mariner 2. The primary goal of the project was to develop and launch two spacecraft sequentially to the near vicinity of Venus, receive communications from the spacecraft and to perform radiometric temperature measurements of the planet. A month later, Mariner 2 was launched successfully on August 27, 1962, sending it on a 3-1/2-month flight to Venus. Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to successfully encounter another planet on December 14, 1962. Mariner 1 and 2 were nearly identical spacecraft developed to fly by Venus. Mariner 2. Nessun commento: Posta un commento. Although Mariner 1 was lost during launch on July 22, 1962, Mariner 2 successfully took off on August 27, 1962. Invia tramite email Postalo sul blog Condividi su Twitter Condividi su Facebook Condividi su Pinterest. Launch Date: August 27, 1962. Dec. 14, 1962: Venus flyby. Jan. 3, 1963: Last contact with spacecraft. Mariner 2 - The first successful inter-planetary probe. Post più recente Post più vecchio Home page.

Aug. 27, 1962: Launch. NASA brought the Mariner R-2 spacecraft out of storage and launched it toward Venus at 06:53:14 UT Aug. 27, 1962, just 36 days after the failure of Mariner 1. OTD in Space - Aug. 27: Mariner 2 Launch a 00:18. Mariner 2 became the first successful mission to another planet when it flew by Venus on December 14, 1962. A 450-pound vehicle, it carried six scientific instruments, a two-way radio, a solar-power system, and assorted electronic and mechanical devices. Iscriviti a: Commenti sul post (Atom) Metti "Mi Piace" a It'sTheMInd. The rocket carrying Mariner 1 went off-course during launch on July 22, 1962, and was blown up by a range safety officer about 5 minutes into flight. Mariner 1 (P-37) and Mariner 2 (P-38) were two deep-space probes making up NASA's Mariner-R project. Download this stock image: Mariner 2 Launch, 1962 - HRJNJR from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The app above shows the launch and short (129 day) flight of the Mariner 2 Spacecraft from Earth to Venus in 1962.