vilo1_v_bw_o_n (1975, unnumbered NASA photo)
Viking 1 spacecraft 1975: The mating of the Obiter and Lander elements of the Viking spacecraft is shown at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Two Vikings will be launched on August 11 and August 21 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and are scheduled to arrive at Mars in July 1976. The lander elements of each spacecraft will be soft-landed on the planet’s surface and test for signs of life.
The above is from some non-NASA site, associated with a similar photo (linked to below). If indeed Viking 1, this mating occurred March 8, 1975, in Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Building/Facility? No. 2 (SAEB No. 2/SAEB 2 and/or SAEF No. 2/SAEF 2/SAEF II), located in the KSC/CCAFS? Industrial Area.
So…neither here nor there; but either the SAEBs were redesignated as SAEFs between Viking and Voyager, or it’s just another case of undisciplined, interchangeable & “whatever, it’s close enough” naming ‘convention’ by NASA whoevers.
"building":
history.nasa.gov/SP-480/ch12.htm
"Building", "Facility", either, both, mix 'n' match, take your pick. Page 2, third/last paragraph, under "2.0 LDEF MISSION PROFILE"...good grief:
www.researchgate.net/publication/24298829_Composite_mater...
Credit: ResearchGate website
"Facility":
www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/history/50thgallery/19...
Immediately to the right and just above the two camera-facing thermal control louvers (beneath the square red protective covers), the dual cylindrical housings of the two high-resolution television cameras can be seen, responsible for the countless amazing images of Mars & its moons.
The U.S. flag and mostly obscured U.S. Bicentennial emblem are visible on the white insulative/protective cover of the main propulsion unit.
vilo1_v_bw_o_n (1975, unnumbered NASA photo)
Viking 1 spacecraft 1975: The mating of the Obiter and Lander elements of the Viking spacecraft is shown at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Two Vikings will be launched on August 11 and August 21 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and are scheduled to arrive at Mars in July 1976. The lander elements of each spacecraft will be soft-landed on the planet’s surface and test for signs of life.
The above is from some non-NASA site, associated with a similar photo (linked to below). If indeed Viking 1, this mating occurred March 8, 1975, in Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Building/Facility? No. 2 (SAEB No. 2/SAEB 2 and/or SAEF No. 2/SAEF 2/SAEF II), located in the KSC/CCAFS? Industrial Area.
So…neither here nor there; but either the SAEBs were redesignated as SAEFs between Viking and Voyager, or it’s just another case of undisciplined, interchangeable & “whatever, it’s close enough” naming ‘convention’ by NASA whoevers.
"building":
history.nasa.gov/SP-480/ch12.htm
"Building", "Facility", either, both, mix 'n' match, take your pick. Page 2, third/last paragraph, under "2.0 LDEF MISSION PROFILE"...good grief:
www.researchgate.net/publication/24298829_Composite_mater...
Credit: ResearchGate website
"Facility":
www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/history/50thgallery/19...
Immediately to the right and just above the two camera-facing thermal control louvers (beneath the square red protective covers), the dual cylindrical housings of the two high-resolution television cameras can be seen, responsible for the countless amazing images of Mars & its moons.
The U.S. flag and mostly obscured U.S. Bicentennial emblem are visible on the white insulative/protective cover of the main propulsion unit.