Zond 1

2 Apr
2020
April 2, 2020

Zond 1: The First Lander Sent to Venus

During the opening years of the Space Age, the Soviet Union took an early lead with an impressive series of space firsts: the first satellite, the […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight
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18 Apr
2019
April 18, 2019

The Soviet Zond Missions of 1963-65: Planetary Probe Test Flights

By the beginning of 1963 as the crippled Mars 1 was making its way towards the Red Planet, Chief Designer Sergei Korolev and his team at […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight
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28 Apr
2014
April 28, 2014

Try Try Again

My latest article, “…Try, try again”, has been published on line in The Space Review.  It is a continuation of a series of articles that I […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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2 Apr
2014
April 2, 2014

Trajectory Analysis of the Soviet 1964 Venus Missions

Fifty years ago today the Soviet Union launched Zond 1 on a mission to land on Venus.  Unfortunately this probe succumbed to a series of malfunctions […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight
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