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What was the first us spacecraft to enter into an orbit around a planet other than the moon?
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Which spacecraft was the first to successfully fly past another planet?
Mariner 2 in 1962. The planet was Venus.
What spacecrafts have been to mercury?
The first of two spacecraft to visit the planet was Mariner 10, which has mapped about 45% of the planet's surface from 1974 to 1975. The second is the MESSENGER spacecraft from NASA, which mapped another 30% during his trip to Mercury January 14, 2008. MESSENGER is now in orbit around Mercury to complete the mapping.
What was the first spacecraft to slow itself and change its orbit by deliberately skimming through the atmosphere of another planet?
Mars Global Surveyor
Mariner 2 was the first American spacecraft to scan another planet?
Yes Mariner 2 flew past Venus. It was the first space probe to achieve this.
What satellite has explored Pluto?
The New Horizons space probe was the first spacecraft to explore Pluto. The mission to the minor planet happened in 2015.
What is the name of the first spacecraft to map the planet Mercury?
The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER. The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER.
Which planets did the the mariner spacecraft explore?
The mariner spacecraft explored Mercury, Mars, and Venus. The first successful space probe and first spacecraft visit to a planet was Mariner 2.
Which of the planets did American spacecraft visit first mars or venus?
venus was the first planet visited by the American spacecraft
Which spacecraft was the first to successfully fly past another planet?
Mariner 2 in 1962. The planet was Venus.
What was the year the first planet was landed on?
The mariner spacecraft first landed on Mars 1971 I think.
When and by discovered planet mars?
Mars, the planet, was first travelled to in 1965 by Mariner 4 (a spacecraft) by the country USA from NASA.
Why was mars the first planet to be visited by a spacecraft?
It's the closet and rather similar to the earth.
What was the first spacecraft to touch down on another planet?
Venera 7 on Venus in 1970.
Which spacecraft was the first to actually touch down on the surface of the planet Mars and when was it?
mariner 4
What planet was the first to be visited by spacecraft?
Every planet except Pluto has been explored by spacecraft.
Which of the mariner series of space probes was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet?
Mariner 9
What was the first planet other then earth to have a spacecraft crash on it?
Venus was "hit" by the soviet Venera 3 in 1966.
