What happened in the 1960s?
π The Mariner 2 mission provides the first close-up data of Venus (1962)
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Mariner 2 - NASA Science (nasa.gov)
Mariner 2 - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
NASA's Mariner 2 made first planetary flyby 50 years ago - NBC News (nbcnews.com)
First Planetary Flyby Occurred 50 Years Ago Today - Space.com (space.com)
Mariner 2's encounter with Venus: NASA celebrates 50 years of ... (sciencedaily.com)
60 years ago today, a spacecraft zipped past a planet for the 1st time ... (space.com)
Dec. 14, 1962: Mariner 2 Reaches Venus, an Interplanetary First (wired.com)
55 Years Ago: Mariner 2 First to Venus - Technology Org (technology.org)
Mariner to Mercury, Venus and Mars - NASA Facts - cloudfront.net (cloudfront.net)