Drawing of the Venera 7 probe.
15 December 1970: The Soviet probe Venera 7 became the first spacecraft to land on the surface of #Venus. #History #Space #Exploration #Venera7
Drawing of the Venera 7 probe.
15 December 1970: The Soviet probe Venera 7 became the first spacecraft to land on the surface of #Venus. #History #Space #Exploration #Venera7
The first soft-landing of an Earth spacecraft on another planet was on #ThisDayInHistory in 1970, when the #Soviet #Venera7 lander touched down on #Venus. It had been over-designed for the high pressure and temperature on the surface, and returned scientific data for 53 minutes.
#OTD #TDIH #December15, 1970: #Venera7 lands on #PlanetVenus, the 1st successful #SoftLanding on another planet & 1st #spacecraft to transmit from another #planet to #Earth. #VeneraProgram #Spaceflight #Probes #SpaceExploration #SpaceflightFirsts #Venus
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_7
17. Aug 1970: Die sowjetische Raumsonde #Venera7 wird gestartet. Am 15. Dezember landet sie als erste Sonde erfolgreich auf der #Venus.
Drawing of the Soviet Venera 7 space probe
15 December 1970: The Soviet probe Venera 7 became the first spacecraft to land on the surface of #Venus. #History #Space #Exploration #Venera7
#OTD #TDIH #December15, 1970: #Venera7 lands on #PlanetVenus, the 1st successful #SoftLanding on another planet & 1st #spacecraft to transmit from another #planet to #Earth. #VeneraProgram #Spaceflight #Probes #SpaceExploration #SpaceflightFirsts #Venus
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_7