22 October 1975 Posted on October 21, 2014 by Staff Venera 9, the USSR unmanned space mission lands on Venus. Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on LinkedIn Share Famous Words of Inspiration..."No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth." Robert Southey — Click here for more from Robert Southey Related posts: 17 October 1979 1 October 1975 16 October 1975 12 May 1975 28 September 1975 11 November 1975 27 November 1975 28 September 1975 26 March 1975 14 August 1975