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Viking 1 Begins Journey to Mars

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NASA A Titan-Centaur rocket carrying the Viking 1 spacecraft launches from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 20, 1975. Viking 1 touched down on the red planet on July 20, 1976, becoming the first truly successful landing on Mars. Viking 1 was the first of a pair of complex deep space probes that were designed to reach Mars and to collect evidence on the possibility on life on Mars. NASA’s exploration of Mars continues, with …

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The American probe Viking 1, which launched into space from the Florida Cape Canaveral spaceport on August 20, 1975, exactly 50 years ago, became the first human creation to successfully land on Mars, soft and with long-term operation - despite the fact that Soviet instruments had reached there several years earlier. Viking 1 touched down on the surface of the Red Planet on July 20, 1976.

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Novinky.cz broke the news in on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
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