Deep Space Rendezvous
Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
20 February | Ranger 8 | Lunar impact | Impacted Mare Tranquillitatis at 09:57:37, returned 7,137 images |
24 March | Ranger 9 | Lunar impact | Impacted Alphonsus Crater at 14:08:20, returned 5,814 images |
12 May | Luna 5 | Lunar impact | Failed lander, impacted at 19:10 |
11 June | Luna 6 | Lunar flyby | Failed lander, closest approach: 160,000 kilometres (99,000 mi) |
15 July | Mariner 4 | Flyby of Mars | Returned 21 images |
20 July | Zond 3 | Lunar flyby | Returned 25 images |
6 August | Zond 4 | Flyby of Mars | Communications system failed before flyby |
7 October | Luna 7 | Lunar impact | Failed lander, impacted at 22:08 |
6 December | Luna 8 | Lunar impact | Failed lander, impacted at 21:51:30 |
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