Artist’s impression of a Venera probe on the surface of Venus.
The Soviets tried again with Venera 2, but a failure due to overheating caused the mission to fail.
Nevertheless, it became the first human-made spacecraft to reach another planet.
It was launched on August 17, 1970 and some four months later entered the atmosphere of Venus.
But not without difficulties.
Replica of the Venera-7 lander at the Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov Museum of Cosmonautics.
Photo:Emerezhko/Wikimedia Commons
Replica of the descent vehicle of Venera-7 at the Lavochkin Scientific Production Association, Moscow.
For 23 minutes Venera 7 endured transmitting at an ambient temperature of about 475 degrees Celsius.
The first photograph of the Venusian surface by Venera 9.
This article was originally published inLa Brujula Verde.
It has been translated from Spanish and republished with permission.
