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What was the first spacecraft sent to explore Mars and in what year?
the first spacecraft to explore mars is the mariner 4
Which spacecraft set off for Jupiter in 1972?
I believe it was the Pioneer 10, sometimes also known as Pioneer F. It was the first spacecraft to complete an interplanetary mission to Jupiter.
What was the first country to send a spacecraft to the moon?
russia.
What was the name of the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter?
It's Pioneer 10, launched in March 1972. Pioneer 10 first explored the asteroid belt, then moved on to Jupiter. After that, it explored other outer planets and eventually went outside of the solar system, thus becoming the first spacecraft to flay past Pluto.
What was the first spaceship that landed on Jupiter called?
No spaceship has landed on Jupiter. It is not possible as it is a gas planet. Apart from fly- past spacecraft, only Galileo has orbited it in 1975. It released a probe into Jupiter's atmosphere which was crushed and probably vaporized.
What is the name of the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter?
Galileo was the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter.
What was the first spacecraft sent to explore Mars and in what year?
the first spacecraft to explore mars is the mariner 4
First spacecraft orbit Jupiter?
Galileo
What was the name of the first spacecraft to go to Jupiter?
NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft.
Was Galileo the first spacecraft to observe Jupiter?
yes
What was the first thing to visit Jupiter?
The first spacecraft to visit Jupiter was Pioneer 10 in 1973. The craft took the first close up pictures of Jupiter.
What were Galileo spacecraft main achievements?
Despite antenna problems, Galileo conducted the first asteroid flyby, discovered the first asteroid moon, was the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter, and launched the first probe into Jupiter's atmosphere.
How many space crafts have been launched to Jupiter?
Jupiter has been visited by 8 spacecraft. These were Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, Voyager 1 and 2, Galileo, Ulysses, Cassini and New Horizons. The very first mission to explore Jupiter was Pioneer 10, an American spacecraft launched in 1972. This was a true pioneering mission in that, before it left Earth, no one knew whether spacecraft could travel through the asteroid belt between here and Jupiter and survive the trip.
What was the year that a spacecraft flew by Jupiter?
1977 was the first time a satellite passed Jupiter They were the Voyager Missions
Which spacecraft set off for Jupiter in 1972?
I believe it was the Pioneer 10, sometimes also known as Pioneer F. It was the first spacecraft to complete an interplanetary mission to Jupiter.
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.
What country was first to launch a spacecraft?
Russia
