During the 1960s, competition between the Soviet Union and the USA was fierce as they battled to execute the first ever Mars flyby as well as send an orbiter and lander spacecraft to reach the red planet of our solar system. The Soviet Union tried to launch the first spacecraft to Mars on 10 October 1960, but this first attempt ended with a launch failure. Though the Soviet Union persistently pursued a number of missions to Mars during the 1960s, NASA ultimately beat them to Mars when they accomplished the first successful Mars flyby mission on November 28th, 1964. Since then, more countries have entered themselves into the competition to better understand Mars, and thus, our solar system.
With all of this information, you probably have a few questions! Some of them may be . . .
Discover the answers to these questions and more by taking a look at the detailed table below, which lists all of the world’s missions to Mars as well as relevant details including launch date, spacecraft details, mission goals, and mission results.
The below table includes all missions to Mars by world’s countries as per NASA[1], their launching dates, spacecraft details, missions aims, and missions results:
At the beginning of the 1960s, the Soviet Union and the USA were the only two countries participating in the Mars missions. It is recorded that Russia completed its first Mars mission in 1996. Following the Soviet Union, the USA, and Russia, Japan was the next to take part in the Mars missions with the launch of its Mars Orbiter mission. Though this first mission resulted in the failure of its spacecraft, Nozomi, it seemed to spark a global excitement for the Mars Missions: After Japan, many of the world’s countries stepped up to join in the Mars missions, including China, India, and the countries of the European Union.
Among the long list of participants taking part in the Mars missions, the United States and the Soviet Union continue to hold onto their spots as having performed the greatest number of Mars missions:
The United States is recorded as having carried out the most successful missions to Mars among the world’s countries; boasting 14 successful missions out of the total of 22 missions — a 63% success rate.
The data below summarizes the Mars missions and their success and failure rates as of May 2018:
World Wide:
NASA Wide:
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