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Fly-By


1986 Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons

1984 U.S.S.R. launches Vega 2 for fly-by of Halley's Come

1979 Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings

1977 Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

1977 Voyager 1 (U.S.) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn

1975 U.S. Mariner 10 makes 3rd and final fly-by of Mercury

1974 U.S. Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury

1974 Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos

1973 Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet)

1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet

1969 Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars

1967 Mariner 5 makes fly-by of Venus

1962 Mariner 2 makes 1st U.S. fly-by of another planet (Venus)

1959 U.S.S.R. launches Mechta, Luna 1, for 1st lunar fly-by, 1st solar orbit


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