Forbidden Universe
Paranormal => Our Universe & Outerspace => Topic started by: AngelOfThyNight on August 21, 2025, 02:18:49 AM
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Viking 1 Begins Journey to Mars
Viking 1 was launched by a Titan-Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:22 p.m. EDT on Aug. 20, 1975, to begin a half-billion mile, 11-month journey through space to explore Mars. The 4-ton spacecraft went into orbit around the red planet in mid-1976 and landed on Mars on July 20, 1976.
Source: Viking 1 Begins Journey to Mars (https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/4940404265-47186ca7a3-o/)