Soviet Missions:
* Venera 1 (1961): First spacecraft to flyby Venus, but communication was lost before reaching the planet.
* Venera 2 (1965): Also flew by Venus but lost contact before reaching the planet.
* Venera 3 (1965): First spacecraft to reach the surface of Venus, but it crashed.
* Venera 4 (1967): First spacecraft to successfully enter Venus' atmosphere and send back data.
* Venera 5 (1969): Entered the atmosphere and sent back data.
* Venera 6 (1969): Entered the atmosphere and sent back data.
* Venera 7 (1970): First spacecraft to land successfully on Venus and send back data from the surface.
* Venera 8 (1972): Landed on Venus and sent back data.
* Venera 9 (1975): First spacecraft to orbit Venus and send back images of the surface.
* Venera 10 (1975): Orbited Venus and sent back images of the surface.
* Venera 11 (1978): Entered the atmosphere and sent back data.
* Venera 12 (1978): Entered the atmosphere and sent back data.
* Venera 13 (1981): Landed on Venus and took color photos of the surface.
* Venera 14 (1981): Landed on Venus and took color photos of the surface.
* Vega 1 (1985): Orbited Venus and released a balloon probe into the atmosphere.
* Vega 2 (1985): Orbited Venus and released a balloon probe into the atmosphere.
American Missions:
* Mariner 2 (1962): First successful flyby of Venus.
* Mariner 5 (1967): Flyby of Venus, providing detailed atmospheric data.
* Magellan (1989): Orbited Venus and created a detailed radar map of the surface.
European Missions:
* Venus Express (2005): Orbited Venus and studied its atmosphere and surface.
Japanese Missions:
* Akatsuki (2010): Orbited Venus and is currently studying its atmosphere.
This list does not include all the missions to Venus, but it represents the most significant ones.
