On 1971, Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit Mars. At the time, scientists didn't know much about the Red Planet.

Mars has been a fascination to us for centuries. Early observations falsely gave impressions of an intelligent civilisation ...

with five successfully completed missions: Mariner 2 (1962, Flyby) Venera 4 (1967, Atmospheric) Mariner 5 (1967, Flyby) Venera 5 (1969, Atmospheric) Venera 6 (1969, Atmospheric) Exploration ...

An curved arrow pointing right. 2015 marked 50 years of successful NASA missions to Mars which started with Mariner 4 in 1965. These are the NASA rovers and satellites currently exploring the planet.

What resulted was the Mariner program, a series of interplanetary probes launched between 1962 and 1973 that performed flyby missions of the inner planets. The list of accomplishments of the ...

After Mariner 10, Flandro's supervisor asked him to explore whether or not the same principles of gravity assist could be utilized for missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune. Flandro took ...

We finally know why Beckett Mariner doesn't have the last name of ... One focuses on D'Vana Tendi performing one last mission ...

Michael Khan is a Senior Mission Analyst for the European Space Agency (ESA). His work involves studying the orbital mechanics for journeys to planetary bodies including Mars. The time it takes to ...

will see Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Boimer (Jack Quaid), Tendi (Noël Wells) and Rutherford (Eugene Cordero) embark on new missions as newly-minted lieutenants. The Paramount+ show not only promises ...