SPACE NOTES

Mariner 2 probe performed flyby of Venus

By ALEX SHEETS/Contributing Writer
Posted 12/9/23

On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 probe performed a flyby of Venus. Weighing only 449 pounds, Mariner 2 was the first successful planetary science mission, passing by Venus 21,660 miles above …

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