9/4/2026
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On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby

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On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby
On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully visit another planet: Venus.
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On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby — The Chart Room