Mariner 2 P-38 Venus-flyby spacecraft family
Mariner 2 was NASA’s 1962 Venus-flyby spacecraft and humanity’s first successful planetary-science mission. It returned the first close-up measurements of another planet, revealing Venus’s extreme heat and inhospitable environment.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mariner 2Mariner R-2P-38Mariner II
- Family Name
- Mariner 2
- Full Name
- Mariner 2 P-38 Venus-flyby spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybyresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Mariner 2 was NASA’s 1962 Venus-flyby spacecraft and humanity’s first successful planetary-science mission. It returned the first close-up measurements of another planet, revealing Venus’s extreme heat and inhospitable environment.
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
- Last Flight Year
- 1,963
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-2/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:47:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:47:48 UTC