A chronological list of the important events for the topic "Viking program"
1975 Viking program: NASA NASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the United States Government [i], res ... launches the Viking 1 Viking 1The Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft sent to Mars [i] as part of NASA [i]'s Viking program [i] ... planetary probe toward Mars.
1976 Viking program: The Viking 1 Viking 1The Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft sent to Mars [i] as part of NASA [i]'s Viking program [i] ... lander successfully lands on Mars.
1976 Viking program: Viking 2 enters into orbit around Mars.
1976 Viking program: The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars, taking the first close-up color photos of the planet's surfa