The Mariner 10 probe successfully demonstrated the technology in 1974 when NASA used the probe's solar arrays as an impromptu sail.

美国宇航局的税收10号探测器在1974年成功进行了一次技术演示，当时它即兴地用自己的太阳能板当作太阳帆来使用。

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Mercury was visited first by the Mariner 10 probe in the 1970s; and by Messenger currently

在1970年水手10号探测器第一次造访水星，目前信使号在执行水星探测任务。

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Mariner 4, the first space probe to whiz past Mars, in 1965, sent back pictures not of verdant forests, but of barren rocks.

水手4，首个航天探测器呼啸地从火星经过，在1965年，传送回来的照片不是翠绿的森林，而是贫瘠的岩石。

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In 1962, the Mariner II space probe began sending back to Earth man's first information from another planet, Venus.

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In 1969, the U.S. space probe "Mariner Seven" flew by Mars, sending back photographs and scientific data.

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In 1971, the American space probe "Mariner Nine" blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Florida, on a journey to Mars.

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