Luna 1 also known as Mechta (Russian: Мечта lit.: Dream) E-1 No.4 and First Cosmic Ship was the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and the first […]
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Pioneer 3
Pioneer 3 was a spin stabilized spacecraft launched at 05:45:12 UTC on 6 December 1958 by the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency in conjunction with the National Aeronautics and Space […]
Pioneer 1
On October 11 1958 Pioneer 1 became the first spacecraft launched by NASA the newly formed space agency of the United States. The flight was the second and most successful […]
Pioneer 0
Pioneer 0 (also known as Thor-Able 1) was a failed United States space probe that was designed to go into orbit around the Moon carrying a television camera a micrometeorite […]
Pioneer 2
Pioneer 2 was the last of the three project Able space probes designed to probe lunar and cislunar space. Shortly after launch at 07:30:00 UTC on November 8 1958 the […]
Vanguard TV3
Vanguard TV3 was the first attempt of the United States to launch a satellite into orbit around the Earth. It was a small satellite designed to test the launch capabilities […]
Sputnik 2
Sputnik 2 (Russian pronunciation: [ˈsputʲnʲək] Russian: Спутник-2 Satellite 2) or Prosteyshiy Sputnik 2 (PS-2 Russian: Простейший Спутник 2 Elementary Satellite 2)) was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit on […]
Surveyor 3
Surveyor 3 was the third lander of the American unmanned Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon. Launched on April 17 1967 Surveyor 3 landed on April […]
Surveyor 7
Surveyor 7 was the seventh and last lunar lander of the American unmanned Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon. A total of 21091 pictures were transmitted […]
Pioneer Venus Orbiter
The Pioneer Venus Orbiter also known as Pioneer Venus 1 or Pioneer 12 was a mission to Venus conducted as part of the Pioneer program. Launched in May 1978 atop […]