This week marks 60 years since Mariner 2 flew by Venus, making the probe the first successful interplanetary mission. The flyby spacecraft flew within 21,500 miles of the Morning and Evening Star, ...

On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The Mariner 2 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral on August 27, 1962, and It ...

An artist's concept of Mariner 2 near Venus. * Image: NASA * 1962: Mariner 2 passes within 21,000 miles of Venus and begins transmitting data back to Earth, making it the first successful ...

On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first successful interplanetary spacecraft. Mariner 2 flew by Venus after a 3½-month voyage through space. The mission launched just one month ...

Fifty years ago Friday, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to the planet Venus, marking the first-ever flyby of another planet. Mariner 2 zoomed to within 21,564 miles (34,675 ...

After more than two years and dozens of public meetings and hearings, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officially granted final approval to the Mariner East 2 pipeline project ...

1962: Mariner 2 passes within 21,000 miles of Venus and begins transmitting data back to Earth, making it the first successful interplanetary spacecraft. The spacecraft was the second in NASA's ...