This 1961 photo shows Dr. William H.
Pickering, (center) JPL Director, presenting a Mariner spacecraft model to
President John F. Kennedy, (right). NASA Administrator James Webb is standing
directly behind the Mariner model.
Mariner 2 launched 50 years ago on Aug.
27, 1962.
The Mariner 2 probe flew by Venus in
1962, sending back data on its atmosphere, mass, and weather patterns. It
stopped transmitting in 1963 after delivering a wealth of scientific
information.
Image Credit: NASA
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