Historical Space Race Challenge

[jinnantonix]

@Scarecrow71 I am looking into Venera 3 which is identical to Venera 1 except the craft completed a successful DSM to encounter Venus, and so is known to have crashed into the planet.   Venera 3 lost contact with Earth before reaching Venus, and so sent back no data, and so its actual fate is unknown.  The subsequent Venera 4 probe entered the Venus atmosphere and was successful in sending back data, but ceased transmissions prior to reaching the surface.   Venera 4 sent data about the composition, density and pressure of Venus atmosphere which proved that the probe  was incapable of reaching the surface intact.  The data was used to design a more robust probe for later missions.   My point is that Venera 3 reaching the surface intact should not be a requirement for this mission, because it certainly could not have happened IRL.  I propose to show Venera 3 breaking up in the Venusian atmosphere.

 

Edited April 12, 2022 by jinnantonix

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Venera 3
 

 

 

Edited April 30, 2022 by jinnantonix

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Gemini 8 / Agena Target Vehicle
 

 

 

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Luna 10
 

 

Edited May 10, 2022 by jinnantonix

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Venera 4
 

 

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Kosmos 186 /188
 

 

 

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Zond 5

 

Edited May 18, 2022 by jinnantonix

[Zozaf Kerman]

HEY! 
I saw @jinnantonix’s yt channel at school without clicking on his links. I actually think I subscribed!

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Apollo 8