NASA launches Mars Global Surveyor, its first Mars mission in 20 years, on Nov. 7

Summary

Space.com's 'On this day in space' feature reports that on Nov. 7 NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyor, its first Mars mission in 20 years at the time, to map the Red Planet in greater detail than before. The article's summary gives the launch year as 1996, while its headline gives 1992.

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   7 Nov 2026, 16:31 UTCSource ↗

   Space.com reports that NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyor on Nov. 7, its first Mars mission in 20 years at the time, to map the Red Planet, and says the launch was on Nov. 7, 1996 in its summary, though its headline gives 1992.