First spacecraft to land on another planet
- Who
- Venera 3
- What
- First
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 01 January 1966
Venera 3 (USSR) was designed to land on Venus and take basic measurements. Shortly before landing on 1 March 1966 all contact was lost with the probe, which is believed to have impacted on the night side of the planet. No scientific data was returned from the surface.