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Mariner 2 Launch

Name: Mariner 2 Launch – United States factsheet records
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United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1962Date range

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Chronological records

1962

Jack James27 August 1962

Cape Canaveral, Florida · Science / Astronomy

Mariner 2 launches on the first successful American mission to Venus.

Names involved

Jack James

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