EPISODE · Jul 20, 2026 · 10 MIN
Viking 1 Lands on Mars
from Same Day, Different Century · host Zach Ipsen
On July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first spacecraft to land safely on Mars and operate, seven years to the day after Apollo 11 reached the Moon. The lander carried a compact biology laboratory built to answer one question: was there life in the Martian soil? Its experiments returned results that scientists still argue over today.Send me a text!Support the show
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