Viking Launched 1975 Decommissioned 1983 The success of the Mariner 9 mission in orbiting Mars in 1972 led American scientists to conceive of the Viking program with the aim of landing a spacecraft on the Red Planet. The mission was named for...

Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft sent to Mars as part of NASA's Viking program, and holds the record for the longest Mars surface...

COMPILED BY STAR TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS Mutual respect This time the Vikings-Packers game ended with Chris Hovan and Brett Favre shaking hands rather than trading insults. Favre and Hovan were two of the key players in the post-game festivities after...

Mount Hebron's girls lacrosse team faced a defense dedicated to stopping it tonight in the Maryland 3A/2A/1A semifinals. Hereford played tight man-to-man defense, double-teamed often, sealed off the area in front of its goal and held the ball longer than normal on offense. ...

Chad Pennington came out throwing this time _ a little too often. A week after not attempting a pass, the New York Jets quarterback had two ill-advised throws returned for touchdowns in a 37-20 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night.Darren Sharper's 40-yard return...

The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions took turns blowing chances to win the game. In the end, Jason Hanson's 37-yard field goal in overtime lifted Detroit to a 20-17 victory over Minnesota on Sunday and ended a 10-game losing streak in the series.The Lions and...