1969 in spaceflight

1969 in spaceflight

Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1969.

Deep Space Rendez-vous in 1969

*May 16Venera 5 atmospheric probe worked for 53 min in the Venerian atmosphere
*May 17Venera 6 atmospheric probe worked for 51 min in the Venerian atmosphere
*May 21Apollo 10 completed 31 lunar orbits (15,4 km)
*July 20Apollo 11, 22 kg from "Mare Tranquillitatis" (sample return mission)
*July 21Luna 15 impacted at "Mare Crisium" (sample return mission)
*August 5Mariner 6 flyby of Mars, 25 close-up pictures (3,412 km)
*August 5Mariner 7 flyby of Mars, 33 close-up pictures (3,543 km)
*August 11Zond 7 circumlunar flight (1,984 km)
*November 19Apollo 12, 34 kg from "Oceanus Procellarum" (sample return mission)

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