Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
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The Mariner 2 space probe was launched when the US was behind the Soviet Union in space exploration. The Mariner 2 was sent fly by Venus in order to record data about its atmosphere and was the world’s first interplanetary spacecraft.