This footage of Venus was captured by the Soviet Venera missions, the only spacecraft to successfully land and transmit images from Venus’ surface. Despite its proximity to Earth, Venus remains an extreme world of crushing pressure and intense heat. | SpaceEve

On June 12, 1967, Venera 4 was launched into space on a mission to Venus, thus becoming the first spacecraft to transmit data from another planet's atmosphere. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/-v06kg This was a Russian probe designed to study the atmosphere of Venus down to the surface. At first, scientists believed that the probe had transmitted until contact with the surface of Venus. But transmissions had ended at an altitude of 16 miles (or 27 kilometers), when the ext

On Dec. 24, 1978, Venera 11 landed on Venus. Discover more space history 👉https://trib.al/tNsD6Bf Venera 11 was a robotic mission launched by the Soviet Union to explore Venus along with its sister spacecraft Venera 12. Venera 11 launched in September of 1978 just five days before Venera 12. Three and a half months later, the spacecraft arrived at Venus and dropped off the lander. The descent took about an hour, and Venera 11 made a soft landing on the surface at about 10:30 p.m. EST. The Vener

On July 22, 1972, a spacecraft landed on Venus! The Soviet space probe Venera 8 was the second spacecraft to successfully execute a soft landing on the planet's surface. Venera 8 spent 117 days traveling to Venus and only survived for 50 minutes before the planet's harsh atmosphere got the best of its hardware. But it did manage to accomplish plenty of science before dying in Venus. During its descent, it collected and transmitted data about Venus's thick and toxic atmosphere. This data helped s

On July 22, 1972, a spacecraft landed on Venus! The Soviet space probe Venera 8 was the second spacecraft to successfully execute a soft landing on the planet's surface. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/fnmjx8 Venera 8 spent 117 days traveling to Venus and only survived for 50 minutes before the planet's harsh atmosphere got the best of its hardware. But it did manage to accomplish plenty of science before dying on Venus. During its descent, it collected and transmitted da