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FLIGHTS TO MARS: A HISTORY |
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DATE |
COUNTRY |
SPACECRAFT |
MISSION |
WHAT HAPPENED |
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OCT. 10, '60 |
USSR |
? |
FLY-BY |
DIDN'T REACH EARTH ORBIT |
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OCT. 14, '60 |
USSR |
? |
FLY-BY |
DIDN'T REACH EARTH ORBIT |
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OCT. 24, '60 |
USSR |
? |
FLY-BY? |
DIDN'T LEAVE EARTH ORBIT |
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NOV. 1, '62 |
USSR |
MARS 1 |
FLY-BY |
COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN |
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NOV. 4 '62 |
USSR |
? |
FLY-BY |
DIDN'T LEAVE EARTH ORBIT |
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NOV. 5, '64 |
U.S |
MARINER 3 |
FLY-BY |
MALFUNCTION PREVENTED FLY-BY |
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NOV. 28, '64 |
U.S |
MARINER 4 |
FLY-BY |
SUCCESS, JULY 14, '65 |
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NOV. 30, '64 |
USSR |
ZOND 2 |
FLY-BY |
COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN |
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MAR. 27, '67 |
USSR |
? |
FLY BY? |
DIDN'T REACH EARTH ORBIT |
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FEB. 24, '69 |
U.S |
MARINER 6 |
FLY-BY |
SUCCESS, JULY 1, '69 |
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MAR. 27, '69 |
U.S |
MARINER 7 |
FLY-BY |
SUCCESS, AUG. 5, '69 |
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MAY. 8, '71 |
U.S |
MARINER 8 |
FLY-BY |
DIDN'T REACH EARTH ORBIT |
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MAY. 10, '71 |
USSR |
COSMOS 419 |
ORBITER/LANDER |
DIDN'T LEAVE EARTH ORBIT |
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MAY 19, '71 |
USSR |
MARS 2 |
ORBITER/LANDER |
CRASH LANDED NOV. 27, '71 |
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MAY 28, '71 |
USSR |
MARS 3 |
ORBITER/LANDER |
LANDED DEC. 2, '71 NUT TRANSMITTED ONLY FOR 20 SECONDS |
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MAY 30, '71 |
U.S |
MARINER 9 |
ORBITER |
SUCCESS, NOV. 13, '71 |
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JULY 21, '73 |
USSR |
MARS 4 |
ORBITER |
DIDN'T ENTER MARS ORBIT |
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JULY 25, '73 |
USSR |
MARS 5 |
ORBITER |
SUCCESS, FEB. 12, '74 |
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AUG. 5, '73 |
USSR |
MARS 6 |
FLY-BY/LANDER |
LANDER TRANSMITTED ONLY DESCENT DATA |
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AUG. 9, '73 |
USSR |
MARS 7 |
FLY-BY LANDER |
LANDER MISSED MARS |
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AUG. 20, '75 |
U.S |
VIKING 1 |
ORBITER/LANDER |
SUCCESS, JULY 19, 20, '76 |
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SEPT. 9, '75 |
U.S |
VIKING 2 |
ORBITER/LANDER |
SUCCESS, AUG. 7/SEPT. 3, '76 |
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7-Jul-88 |
USSR |
PHOBOS 1 |
ORBITER/LANDER |
? |
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12 JULY, 1988 |
USSR |
PHOBOS 2 |
ORBITER/LANDER |
? |
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25 SEPT. 1992 |
U.S |
MARS OBSERVER |
ORBITER |
CONTACT LOST |
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7 NOV. 1996 |
U.S |
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR |
ORBITER |
? |
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16 NOV. 1996 |
RUSSIA |
MARS 96 |
ORBITER/LANDER |
? |
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4 DEC. 1996 |
U.S |
MARS PATFINDER |
LANDER AND ROVER |
? |
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3 JULY, 1998 |
JAPAN |
NOZOMI |
ORBITER |
? |
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11 DEC. 1998 |
U.S |
MARS CLIMATE ORBITER |
ORBITER |
? |
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3 JAN. 1999 |
U.S |
MARS POLAR LANDER |
LANDER |
? |
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3 JAN. 1999 |
U.S |
DEEP SPACE 2 |
PENETRATOR |
? |
