Mariner 4 was launched on November 28, 1964.
The space mission, the mariner 2 was first launched in 1962
It was launched in November the 3rd,1973 and it was going to Mercury.
---- Mariner 10 was launched on November 3rd, 1973 at 05:45:00 Greenwich time. ----
May 19 - Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.May 30 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars.Nov 13 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 becomes the first spacecraft to enter Mars orbit successfully.
No, Mariner 10 was used as a space probe for a Flyby of Venus and Mercury launched in 1973.
The day Mariner 2 was launched successfully.
The first spacecraft to fly by Mars was Mariner 4 on Jul,14, 1965 (launched Nov,28,1964). Mariner 4 sent 21 photos.
The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4. It was launched in 1964 and conducted a flyby of Mars in 1965, sending back the first close-up images of the planet's surface.
There has never been a NASA exploration mission to the surface of Mercury, but the MESSENGER spacecraft has been in orbit and taking pictures of the planet since 2008.Before that, in 1974, the "Mariner 10" probe took photos of Mercury.
Mariner 10 and Messenger have visited Mercury. BepiColombo by the ESA is planned to be launched in 2013. Mariner 10 provider the first close up photos of the planet. Messenger is "filling" in the gaps not accomplished by Mariner.
The first satellite sent to Mars was called Mariner 4. It was launched by NASA in 1964 and successfully conducted a flyby of the planet in 1965, sending back the first close-up images of Mars' surface.