In 1975, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft entered orbit around Mars, carrying a mission to unlock the secrets of the Red Planet. Soon, it released twin landers that drifted toward the Martian surface ...

After Viking 2 launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on an Atlas-Centaur rocket, it reached orbit around Mars Aug. 7, 1976, a little less than a month after Viking 1. Then on Sept.

Viking 2 was launched on September 9, 1975, less than a month after Viking 1, which landed on Mars on July 20, 1976. The Viking spacecrafts consisted of an orbiter and a lander, which separated after ...

Meanwhile, the Viking 1 orbiter lasted until August 17, 1980 and the lander, now called the Thomas Mutch Memorial Station in honor of the leader of the Viking imaging team, went offline on ...

On July 20, 1976, the Viking 1 Lander became the first spacecraft to safely touch down on the surface of Mars. brought Mars to life and set the stage for years of Martian exploration.

PASADENA, Calif — In the early summer of 1976, the engineers and scientists of NASA's Viking mission hoped to do something no one had ever done before: land a fully operational spacecraft on Mars.

Cydonia, Mars (WHTM) The Viking 1 mission to Mars had already accomplished Amazing Great Things. Launched on August 20, 1975. It arrived in Mars orbit on June 19, 1976. On July 20 the Viking 1 ...

NASA's Viking missions in the 1970s were groundbreaking, marking the first time humanity sent spacecraft to Mars with the goal of searching for life. Viking 1, launched in 1975, landed on the ...

The original 'Face on Mars' image taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter that resembled a human face and sparked controversy next to a later photo demonstrating it was an optical illusion of light and ...

In 1975, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft entered orbit around Mars, carrying a mission to unlock the secrets of the Red Planet. Soon, it released twin landers that drifted toward the Martian surface and ...