There were more than one spacecrafts that explored (or attempted to explore) Venus in 1962. Namely, Mariner 1 (US), Sputnik 19 (USSR), Mariner 2 (US), Sputnik 20 (USSR) and Sputnik 21 (USSR). http://www.mentallandscape.com/V_VenusMissions.htm
http://nssdc.gsfc.NASA.gov/planetary/chronology_venus.html
https://ssl.catalog.com/~ultimax.com/resource/venus.html
http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/mwade/lvs/mola8k78.htm
No. Mankind not any spacecraft made it to Mars until 1971.
John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth on Febriary 20, 1962. He christened his Mercury spacecraft "Friendship 7".
The name of America's three-man spacecraft was the Gemini spacecraft. It was part of NASA's Gemini program, which ran from 1962 to 1966 and aimed to develop space travel techniques and conduct missions that would pave the way for future Apollo missions. The Gemini spacecraft was instrumental in advancing space rendezvous and docking capabilities.
Mercury Friendship 7 (John H. Glenn, USA) was the first spacecraft to orbit the Earth three times.
John Glenn's spacecraft was called Friendship 7
The first spacecraft to observe Venus was the Venera 3 in 1962.
It was Mariner 2.
the name of the first spacecraft to first observe venus was venera 3. The year it observed venus 1962.
There were more than one spacecrafts that explored (or attempted to explore) Venus in 1962. Namely, Mariner 1 (US), Sputnik 19 (USSR), Mariner 2 (US), Sputnik 20 (USSR) and Sputnik 21 (USSR). http://www.mentallandscape.com/V_VenusMissions.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chronology_venus.html https://ssl.catalog.com/~ultimax.com/resource/venus.html http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/mwade/lvs/mola8k78.htm
No. Mankind not any spacecraft made it to Mars until 1971.
John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth on Febriary 20, 1962. He christened his Mercury spacecraft "Friendship 7".
John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth on Febriary 20, 1962. He christened his Mercury spacecraft "Friendship 7".
yes venus was explored by a robotic spacecraft. one of the first to reach vicinity of another planet and returned data the u.s mariner 2in it's flyby of venus in 1962. since then venus has been a target of over 20 spacecraft.
The Mariner 2 spacecraft inspected Venus in late 1962.
Mercury Friendship 7 (John H. Glenn, USA) was the first spacecraft to orbit the Earth three times.
Wally Schirra was the astronaut aboard a Sigma 7 spacecraft on 3 October 1962 part of the Mercury Atlas 8 program
Mariner 2 was the only spacecraft that year to visit Venus, it completed a flyby passing within 35 000 km of Venus on December 14th, 1962.