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The USSR launched the Venera series to study the planet Venus, the Venera 7 probe being the first spacecraft to make a controlled landing on another planet.
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Space probe sent into space by US and USSR?
In 1967, the USSR sent Venera 4 into space to probe the planet Venus. This was followed by Venera 5 in 1969 and Venera 6 in 1969. The US sent the Pioneer Venus 2 to probe Venus in 1978.
What are the names of the robots that visit venus?
Mariner 2 (NASA fly-by) Venera 2 (USSR fly-by) Venera 3 (USSR landing, destroyed in atmosphere upon landing) Venera 4 (USSR probe landing) Mariner 5 (Nasa fly-by) Venera 6 (USSR probe landing) Venera 7 (USSR probe landing) Venera 8 (USSR landing) Mariner 10 (Nasa fly-by on way to Mercury) Venera 9 (USSR orbiter and landing) Venera 10 (USSR orbiter and landing) Pioneer Venus 1 (NASA orbiter) Pioneer Venus 2 (4 separate NASA probes) Venera 12 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 11 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 13 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 14 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 15 (USSR orbiter) Vega 1 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby) Vega 2 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby ) Galileo (NASA fly-by on way to Jupiter)
What are the names of the robots that have visited venus?
Mariner 2 (Nasa fly-by) Venera 2 (USSR fly-by) Venera 3 (USSR landing, destroyed in atmosphere upon landing) Venera 4 (USSR probe landing) Mariner 5 (Nasa fly-by) Venera 6 (USSR probe landing) Venera 7 (USSR probe landing) Venera 8 (USSR landing) Mariner 10 (Nasa fly-by on way to Mercury) Venera 9 (USSR orbiter and landing) Venera 10 (USSR orbiter and landing) Pioneer Venus 1 (NASA orbiter) Pioneer Venus 2 (4 separate NASA probes) Venera 12 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 11 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 13 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 14 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 15 (USSR orbiter) Vega 1 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby) Vega 2 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby ) Galileo (NASA fly-by on way to Jupiter)
What was the very first space probe that landed on an alien planet?
The probe "Venera 7" sent by the USSR was the first. It landed on the planet Venus, in 1970 I think.
What year was venera 6 launched?
1969.
Venera is another name for which planet?
venus
What was one of the spacecrafts that visited Venus?
The Venera series of probes sent by the USSR .
What spaceflights went to Venus?
The following spacecraft sucessfully flew to Venus (some did not accomplish their mission goals, or were only fly-bys, but did reach the vicinity of the planet): Sputnik 7 - Venera 1 - Mariner 1 - Sputnik 19 - Mariner 2 - Sputnik 20 - Sputnik 21 - Venera 1964A - Venera 1964B - Cosmos 27 - Zond 1 - Venera 2 - Venera 3, Venera 4 - Mariner 5 - Cosmos 167 - Venera 5 - Venera 6 - Venera 7 - Cosmos 359 - Venera 8 - Cosmos 482 - Mariner 10 - Venera 9 - Venera 10 - Pioneer Venus 1 - Pioneer Venus 2 - Venera 11 - Venera 12 - Venera 13 - Venera 14 - Venera 15 - Venera 16 - Vega 1 - Vega 2 - Galileo - Magellan -Cassini - Venus Express - MESSENGER - Planet-C (Venus Climate Orbiter) (See the related link below)
What country created the venera 9?
The USSR or modern-day Russia (USSR / Russia both refer to modern day Russia. The USSR was Russia's old name. ) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_9
What planet did luna1 go on?
It did not go to any planet. It was launched by the USSR in January 1959 and was the first rocket to the vicinity of the moon. Originally called the First Cosmic Rocket and rename Luna 1 or Mechta
Were there space explorations on Venus?
Yes. Several spacecraft have gone to Venus and some have landed, but they didn't survive long. The USSR did a lot of work with Venus landers for about twenty years, starting in the early 1960s. In fact the first craft to successfully land on another planet was one of the "Venera" landers from USSR, in 1970.
What was the first spacecraft to touch down on another planet?
Venera 7 on Venus in 1970.
