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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