OTD In Space – March 5: Soviet Space Probe Lands On Venus
On March 5, 1982, the Soviet Union's Venera 14 spacecraft landed on Venus! Venera 14 launched just five days after its ...
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OTD In Space – March 6: Vega 1 Flies By Halley's Comet
On March 6, 1986, the Soviet Union's Vega 1 spacecraft flew by Halley's Comet. Vega 1 was the first of five missions to fly ...
TASS7 年
Russian, US experts suggest launching satellite and balloons as part of Venus space probe
The Russian-American team that is fleshing out goals for a mission to Venus, known as Venera-D ... balloons as additional elements for the space probe, Roscosmos’ press service told on Friday.
Hackaday3 年
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 ...