Topic

Space Missions

2 questions tagged Space Missions β€” spanning every one of the seven Ws.

what

What is a solar probe?

A solar probe is a spacecraft designed to study the Sun up close. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, is the closest any spacecraft has come to the Sun.

AstronomySpace Missions
whose

Whose mission first landed a spacecraft successfully on the surface of Venus?

The Soviet Venera 7 was the first spacecraft to land on another planet and send data back, touching down on Venus in 1970. It survived long enough to transmit from the surface for a short time.

Solar SystemSpace missions