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Derelict satellites in heliocentric orbit
Venera 1Venera 1 stood as a cylindrical body topped by a dome, reaching a total height of 2.3 meters. Engineers pressurized the interior to 105 kilopascals using dry…
Mariner 4The Mariner 4 spacecraft consisted of an octagonal magnesium frame, four feet across a diagonal and three feet high. Four solar panels were attached to the…
Stardust (spacecraft)Scientists began seeking a dedicated mission to study a comet during the 1980s. Several missions to Comet Halley became the first successful missions to…
Mariner 10NASA launched Mariner 10 on the 3rd of November 1973 from Cape Canaveral. Boeing finished building the spacecraft at the end of June 1973 in Seattle before…
Mariner 2The United States and the Soviet Union raced to dominate space during the Cold War. Both superpowers launched ambitious programs to prove military…
Pioneer 6, 7, 8, and 9The Pioneer 6 probe launched on the 16th of December 1965 from Cape Canaveral. It was part of a series designed to measure solar wind and magnetic fields.