Mariner 2

How Mariner 2 came to be

Jul 22, 1962

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2Mariner 1 goes off course.

Mariner 2

Aug 27, 1962

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2Mariner 2 was launched successfully.

commands

Sep 4, 1962

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2Mariner 2 got specific demands.

Passed Venus

Dec 14, 1962

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2Mariner 2 passed Venus by thousands of kilometers.

Scanned venus

Dec 14, 1962

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2It studied Venus and got pics of it.Found out it is a hot surface.

Ended

Jan 3, 1963

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2Mariner 2 stops woking.Mariner 2 is still in space today.