Mariner 1
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| Mariner 1 | |
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 An artist's picture of Mariner 1 |
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| Organization: | NASA |
| Mission type: | Fly-by (planned) |
| Flyby of: | Venus (planned) |
| Launch date: | July 22, 1962 |
| Launch vehicle: | Atlas-Agena B |
| Launch site: | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| NSSDC ID: | MARIN1 |
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Mariner 1 was a NASA spacecraft. It was the first spacecraft in the Mariner program. Mariner 1 was planned to do a Venus fly-by. However, it was destroyed by the Range Safety Officer 293 seconds after launch. It was destroyed because the rocket moved off course and was a safety risk. Mariner 1 was followed by Mariner 2.
Other websites [change]
- "Mariner 1". NASA. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=MARIN1. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- "Mariner 1". NASA. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=Mariner_01. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- "Mariner 1-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/craft/marner12.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- "Venus Shot Fails as Rocket Strays". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0A16F63C59137B93C1AB178CD85F468685F9. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- "Mariner 1". Universe Today. http://www.universetoday.com/88198/mariner-1/. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- "Mariners 1 & 2". ThinkQuest. http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110163/Mariner%201&2.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- "Mariner I -- no holds BARred". The Risks Digest. http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/8.75.html#subj1. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
