On this date: Soviet Venera twin probe sets off for Venus
Together the Venera 5 and 6 probe data allowed a more precise determination of the atmospheric composition. Multimedia editor ...
On this date: Soviets launch Venera 5 to Venus
On this date, Jan. 6, 1969, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 5 spacecraft, which was part of an ongoing mission to ...
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Checking Up On Earth’s Sister Planet: NASA’s Upcoming Venus Missions
Soviet 1982 postage stamp celebrating the Venera-13 and Venera-14 probes. The 1960s saw a total of 18 missions from the USA and USSR that targeted Venus, with five successfully completed missions ...
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On this date: Soviets set out on return trip to Venus
6, 1969, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 5 spacecraft from it's Earth Orbit ... ongoing mission to explore Earth’s sister planet, Venus. Venera 5 successfully entered Venus’ atmosphere ...
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NASA's return to Venus
The then-Soviet Union also took an interest in Venus, and beginning in the 1960s sent several probes to the planet. Its Venera 13 probe made history when it landed on the surface of Venus in 1982.