Mariner program - Wikipedia
The Mariner program was conducted by the American space agency NASA to explore other planets. Between 1962 and late 1973, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) designed and built 10 robotic interplanetary probes named Mariner to explore the inner Solar System – visiting the planets Venus, Mars and Mercury for the first time, and returning to ...
Mariner Program - Science@NASA
A diagram of an early series Mariner spacecraft and launch vehicle. Mariner spacecraft explored Mercury, Venus and Mars.
Mariner 9 - Wikipedia
Mariner 9 (Mariner Mars '71 / Mariner-I) was a robotic spacecraft that contributed greatly to the exploration of Mars and was part of the NASA Mariner program.
Mariner 1 - Wikipedia
Mariner 1, built to conduct the first American planetary flyby of Venus, was the first spacecraft of NASA 's interplanetary Mariner program. Developed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and originally planned to be a purpose-built probe launched summer 1962, Mariner 1's design was changed when the Centaur proved unavailable at that early date.
Mariner 10 - Science@NASA
Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft sent to the planet Mercury; the first mission to explore two planets (Mercury and Venus) during a single mission; the first to return to its primary destination for another look; and the first to use a gravity assist to change its flight path.
Mariner Spacecraft - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Mariner 1, the first of the series of spacecraft designed for planetary exploration will be launched within a few days (no earlier than July 21) from the Atlantic Missile Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Mariner Missions to Mars - Science@NASA
Between 1962 and 1973, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed and built 10 spacecraft named Mariner to explore the inner solar system -- visiting the planets Venus, Mars. and Mercury for the first time, and returning to Venus and Mars for additional close observations.
Mariner Program - NASA
The Mariner series of spacecraft were interplanetary probes designed to investigate Mars, Venus, and Mercury. The program included a number of firsts, including the first planetary flyby, the first planetary orbiter, and the first gravity assist.
Mariner 9 (Mariner I) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
In 1971, the Mariner 9 spacecraft beat the Soviet Mars 2 to the Red Planet to become the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.
55 Years Ago: Mariner 4 First to Explore Mars - NASA
On the night of July 14-15, 1965, the Mariner 4 spacecraft made history when it completed the first flyby reconnaissance of Mars after a 228-day journey from Earth.