Artist's drawing of Viking spacecraft

[KSC-73PC-0648]

  • Photo Number: KSC-73PC-0648

  • Release Date: 28-Apr-1973

    • Description: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is developing an unmanned spacecraft called Viking to continue the exploration of Mars in the mid-1970s. Two Viking spacecraft, each including an orbiter and a lander will be launched by TitanIII/Centaur launch vehicles in August and September 1975 from Cape Kennedy to reach Mars in mid-1976. They will perform scientific investigations both from orbit and on the surface of Mars, including a search for life form on the planet.

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