On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: NASA's Viking 1 Mars orbiter shuts down 4 years into a 90-day mission
The Viking 1 Orbiter circled Mars far longer than NASA ever dared to dream.
7 Aug 14:14 · Space
On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: NASA's Viking 1 Mars orbiter shuts down 4 years into a 90-day mission
The Viking 1 Orbiter circled Mars far longer than NASA ever dared to dream.
7 Aug 14:14 · Space
On this day in space! Aug. 6, 2012: NASA lands huge Curiosity rover on Mars with a rocket-powered sky crane
NASA's Curiosity rover successfully touched down on the Martian surface after "7 minutes of terror."
6 Aug 14:00 · Space
On this day in space! Aug. 5, 2011: NASA's Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
NASA's Juno mission launched as a successor to the Galileo probe on a mission to understand the inner secrets of Jupiter.
5 Aug 14:00 · Space
On this day in space! Aug. 4, 2007: NASA launches Phoenix Mars lander to Red Planet
The Phoenix Mars lander rose from the ashes of two dead missions on a Delta II rocket that carried it to the Red Planet.
4 Aug 14:00 · Space
On this day in space! Aug. 3, 2004: NASA launches MESSENGER spacecraft to orbit Mercury
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft aimed to orbit Mercury for the first time to hunt for clues of water on the tiny, innermost planet.
3 Aug 14:05 · Space
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