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The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles.This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
Mars: Viking 1: First surface-level imaging of Mars. USA 20 July 1976 Saturn: Pioneer 11: First flyby. Distance of 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi). USA 1 September 1979 Venus: Venera 13: First sound recording made on another planet. USSR 1 March 1982 Orbital Space Station: Soyuz T-5, Salyut 7: First species of plant to flower in space. [65]
First lander to impact Mars. Deployed from Mars 2, failed to land during attempt on 27 November 1971. [7] PrOP-M: Rover Failure Lost with Mars 2: First rover launched to Mars. Lost when the Mars 2 lander crashed into the surface of Mars. 16 Mars 3: Mars 3 (4M No.172) 28 May 1971 Soviet Union: Orbiter Successful
Meanwhile, the uncrewed exploration of Mars has been a goal of national space programs for decades, and was first achieved in 1965 with the Mariner 4 flyby. Human missions to Mars have been part of science fiction since the 1880s, and more broadly, in fiction, Mars is a frequent target of exploration and settlement in books, graphic novels, and ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars. The rover will go up 1,000 feet (305 meters) to the rim of Jezero Crater to dig up rock samples. Since landing on the red ...
The record should have gone to civilian (former military) pilot Charles Myers, who flew a Delta Dart at 2,485 kilometres per hour (1,544 mph) in 1959, but Cold War pressures dictated that the award go to an active-military pilot. [39] [40] [41] 22 November 1961: Robert B. Robinson, US Navy: 1,606.3: 2,585.1: McDonnell-Douglas F4H-1F Phantom II
In October 2020 the car made a close approach to Mars, about 8 million kilometres (5 million miles) away, at which distance Mars's gravity had no significant effect on the Roadster's orbit. [ 69 ] The Virtual Telescope Project observed the Tesla two days after its launch, where it had an apparent magnitude of 15.5, [ 70 ] comparable to that of ...
Cult sketch group Whitest Kids U’ Know has had countless collaborations, most notably a five-season run of their eponymous IFC series. Their most recently announced project is an animated film ...