the soviet sent Venera 7 because they wanted to know the composition of the surface of venus." (Thats what he said)
The following spacecraft sucessfully flew to Venus (some did not accomplish their mission goals, or were only fly-bys, but did reach the vicinity of the planet): Sputnik 7 - Venera 1 - Mariner 1 - Sputnik 19 - Mariner 2 - Sputnik 20 - Sputnik 21 - Venera 1964A - Venera 1964B - Cosmos 27 - Zond 1 - Venera 2 - Venera 3, Venera 4 - Mariner 5 - Cosmos 167 - Venera 5 - Venera 6 - Venera 7 - Cosmos 359 - Venera 8 - Cosmos 482 - Mariner 10 - Venera 9 - Venera 10 - Pioneer Venus 1 - Pioneer Venus 2 - Venera 11 - Venera 12 - Venera 13 - Venera 14 - Venera 15 - Venera 16 - Vega 1 - Vega 2 - Galileo - Magellan -Cassini - Venus Express - MESSENGER - Planet-C (Venus Climate Orbiter) (See the related link below)
the Venera 7 did.
The USSR launched the Venera series to study the planet Venus, the Venera 7 probe being the first spacecraft to make a controlled landing on another planet.
Venera 7, Mariner 9, Rosetta, Spirit and Opportunity, Voyager 1
Venera 7
McCoy, Kirk and Spock
Venera 7 on Venus in 1970.
Mariner 2 (Nasa fly-by) Venera 2 (USSR fly-by) Venera 3 (USSR landing, destroyed in atmosphere upon landing) Venera 4 (USSR probe landing) Mariner 5 (Nasa fly-by) Venera 6 (USSR probe landing) Venera 7 (USSR probe landing) Venera 8 (USSR landing) Mariner 10 (Nasa fly-by on way to Mercury) Venera 9 (USSR orbiter and landing) Venera 10 (USSR orbiter and landing) Pioneer Venus 1 (NASA orbiter) Pioneer Venus 2 (4 separate NASA probes) Venera 12 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 11 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 13 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 14 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 15 (USSR orbiter) Vega 1 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby) Vega 2 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby ) Galileo (NASA fly-by on way to Jupiter)
Mariner 2 (NASA fly-by) Venera 2 (USSR fly-by) Venera 3 (USSR landing, destroyed in atmosphere upon landing) Venera 4 (USSR probe landing) Mariner 5 (Nasa fly-by) Venera 6 (USSR probe landing) Venera 7 (USSR probe landing) Venera 8 (USSR landing) Mariner 10 (Nasa fly-by on way to Mercury) Venera 9 (USSR orbiter and landing) Venera 10 (USSR orbiter and landing) Pioneer Venus 1 (NASA orbiter) Pioneer Venus 2 (4 separate NASA probes) Venera 12 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 11 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 13 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 14 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 15 (USSR orbiter) Vega 1 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby) Vega 2 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby ) Galileo (NASA fly-by on way to Jupiter)
Santa Venera's population is 6,800.
Venera Getova was born in 1980.