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Mariner 5 (Mariner Venus '67) was a spacecraft of the Mariner program that carried a complement of experiments to probe Venus' atmosphere by radio occultation, measure the hydrogen Lyman-alpha (hard ultraviolet) spectrum, and sample the solar particles and magnetic field fluctuations above t...

On July 14, 1965, Mariner 4 swooped over Mars. It was a moment of high drama. Six other probes had already tried to reach the red planet and failed. Since the days of H.G. Wells (War of the Worlds, 1898), people had been hearing about life on Mars, and they were ready to see the canals and cities. The wait wa...

Mariner 2, the world's first successful interplanetary spacecraft, was launched on the 27th August, 1962. Read more (Old news)

Mariner 4 (together with Mariner 3 known as Mariner-Mars 1964) was the fourth in a series of spacecraft, launched on November 28, 1964, intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode and performed the first successful flyby of the planet Mars, returning the first pictures of the Martian surf...

Mariner 1 was the first spacecraft of the Mariner program. Launched on July 22, 1962 as a Venus flyby mission, a range safety officer ordered its destructive abort at 09:26:16 UT, 294.5 seconds after launch. Read more

Mariner 7 was launched from Launch Complex 36A at Cape Kennedy on the 27th March, 1969. Read more

Mariner 9 was a NASA space orbiter that helped in the exploration of Mars and was part of the Mariner program. Mariner 9 was launched toward Mars on May 30, 1971 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and reached the planet on November 13 of the same year, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another pl...

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Mariner Venus Mariner 5 mission (Preview)	Mission News	3	3112	Oct 19 05:47 2012 by Blobrana
Mariner 5 (Mariner Venus '67) was a spacecraft of the Mariner program that carried a complement of experiments to probe Venus' atmosphere by radio occultation, measure the hydrogen Lyman-alpha (hard ultraviolet) spectrum, and sample the solar particles and magnetic field fluctuations above t...
Mariner Mariner 4 Mystery (Preview)	Astronomy News	0	2335	Aug 23 20:47 2006 by Blobrana
On July 14, 1965, Mariner 4 swooped over Mars. It was a moment of high drama. Six other probes had already tried to reach the red planet and failed. Since the days of H.G. Wells (War of the Worlds, 1898), people had been hearing about life on Mars, and they were ready to see the canals and cities. The wait wa...
Mariner Mariner 2 Spacecraft (Preview)	Mission News	4	2118	Dec 14 07:54 2012 by Blobrana
Mariner 2, the world's first successful interplanetary spacecraft, was launched on the 27th August, 1962. Read more (Old news)
Mariner Mariner 4 (Preview)	Space missions	3	4994	Jul 14 06:00 2012 by Blobrana
Mariner 4 (together with Mariner 3 known as Mariner-Mars 1964) was the fourth in a series of spacecraft, launched on November 28, 1964, intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode and performed the first successful flyby of the planet Mars, returning the first pictures of the Martian surf...
Mariner Mariner 1 spacecraft (Preview)	Space missions	2	2083	Jul 21 21:15 2014 by Blobrana
Mariner 1 was the first spacecraft of the Mariner program. Launched on July 22, 1962 as a Venus flyby mission, a range safety officer ordered its destructive abort at 09:26:16 UT, 294.5 seconds after launch. Read more
Mariner Mariner 7 mission (Preview)	Satellites	4	2544	Aug 5 05:59 2012 by Blobrana
Mariner 7 was launched from Launch Complex 36A at Cape Kennedy on the 27th March, 1969. Read more
Mariner Mariner 9 (Preview)	Mission News	4	2597	Nov 14 07:50 2012 by Blobrana
Mariner 9 was a NASA space orbiter that helped in the exploration of Mars and was part of the Mariner program. Mariner 9 was launched toward Mars on May 30, 1971 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and reached the planet on November 13 of the same year, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another pl...
Mariner Mariner 10 (Preview)	Space missions	3	4624	Feb 4 11:27 2014 by Blobrana
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_10#First_M...