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Voyager 2 Passes Saturn (1981)

Aug. 26, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration1981, 26/08, NASA, Saturn, Voyager 2

Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program. It was launched on a trajectory towards the gas giants…

Viking 1 is Launched to Mars (1975)

Aug. 20, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration1975, 20/08, Mars, Space probe, Viking 1

Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft, along with Viking 2, each consisting of an orbiter and a lander, sent to Mars as part of NASA’s Viking program. The…

The Magellan Space Probe Reaches Venus (1989)

Aug. 10, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration10/08, 1989, Magellan, Space probe, Venus

The Magellan spacecraft was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282 lb) robotic space probe launched by NASA on May 4, 1989. Its mission objectives were to map the surface of Venus by using…

First Images of Halley’s Comet Captured

März 4, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft1986, comet, Halley's Comet, satellite, Vega 1

The 1986 apparition of Halley’s Comet gave scientists the opportunity to study the comet closely, and several probes were launched to do so. The Soviet Vega 1 probe began returning…