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In Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), Jet Propulsion Laboratory workers are fastening the thermal blanket to the heat shield for the Mars Pathfinder lander. The Viking- derived heat shield will protect the lander when it enters the Martian atmosphere in July 1997. The Mars Pathfinder is scheduled for launch aboard a Delta II expendable launch vehicle on Dec. 2 at the beginning of a 24-day launch period.
Image from NASA, originally appeared on this site: science.ksc.nasa.gov/gallery/photos/
Reposted by San Diego Air and Space Museum
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In Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), Jet Propulsion Laboratory workers are fastening the thermal blanket to the heat shield for the Mars Pathfinder lander. The Viking- derived heat shield will protect the lander when it enters the Martian atmosphere in July 1997. The Mars Pathfinder is scheduled for launch aboard a Delta II expendable launch vehicle on Dec. 2 at the beginning of a 24-day launch period.
Image from NASA, originally appeared on this site: science.ksc.nasa.gov/gallery/photos/
Reposted by San Diego Air and Space Museum