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Mariner 1


Artist's illustration of Mariner 1 and Mariner 2 spacecraft, courtesy of
Mission Name
Mariner 1
Type of Mission
Flyby
Target Destination
Venus
Launch Date
22nd July 1962
Arrival
Failed to reach destination
Mission Status
Unsuccessful - Destroyed shortly after launch after going off course
Current Location
Landed in Atlantic Ocean
Mission Information
First American attempt to send a spacecraft to another planet, failed to reach orbit and was destroyed shortly after launch
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