Mariner Mission to Venus

by Jet Propulsion Laboratory

THE ORGANIZATION

Flying Mariner to Venus was a team effort made possible through the combined resources of several United States governmental organizations and their contractors, science, and industry. The success of the Mariner Project resulted primarily from the over-all direction and management of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the production and launch capabilities of the vehicle builders and the Air Force. Several organizations bore the major responsibility: NASA Headquarters, JPL, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and Launch Operations Center, Astronautics Division of General Dynamics, and Lockheed Missiles and Space Company.