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Published: May 30, 2024, 06:25 IST | Updated: May 30, 2024, 06:25 IST
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Gravitas May 30, 2024, 06:25 IST
Gravitas Recall: NASA's Mariner 9 spacecraft beat Soviet Mars 2 to the red planet, in 1971
On this day in 1971, Mariner 9, NASA's Mars orbiter, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It beat the Soviet Mars 2 to the Red Planet, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. Mariner 9 was the first orbital mission to Mars. It arrived at the Red Planet in November of that year.
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