Viking 1
NASA's Viking 1 mission consisted of an orbiter and a lander, and was the first to successfully land a spacecraft on Mars and return high-resolution images of the surface.
Identity
- Name
- Viking 1
- Slug
- viking-1
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- NASA's Viking 1 mission consisted of an orbiter and a lander, and was the first to successfully land a spacecraft on Mars and return high-resolution images of the surface.
- End Date
- 1982-11-11
- Outcome
- Successful. Conducted the first successful Martian surface landing and performed the first on-site search for evidence of life.
- Program
- Viking program
- Start Date
- 1975-08-20
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/viking-1/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_1
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 4/26/2026, 2:16:51 PM
- Image
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- Updated Time
- 4/26/2026, 2:16:51 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Lead Agency