Mariner 1 P-37 Venus-flyby spacecraft family
Mariner 1 was NASA’s first U.S. attempt to explore Venus up close. The 1962 Venus-flyby spacecraft was lost when an Atlas Agena guidance/software fault sent the launch vehicle off course and triggered range destruction shortly after liftoff.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mariner 1Mariner R-1P-37Mariner I
- Family Name
- Mariner 1
- Full Name
- Mariner 1 P-37 Venus-flyby spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybytechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Mariner 1 was NASA’s first U.S. attempt to explore Venus up close. The 1962 Venus-flyby spacecraft was lost when an Atlas Agena guidance/software fault sent the launch vehicle off course and triggered range destruction shortly after liftoff.
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
- Last Flight Year
- 1,962
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-1/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:41:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 01:11:10 UTC