MARS PATHFINDER FINAL CONFIGURATION AND FAIRING INSTALLATION AT LC-17B

[KSC-96PC-1316]

  • Photo Number: KSC-96PC-1316

  • Release Date: 27-Nov-1996

    • Description: At Launch Complex 17B on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mars Pathfinder and its PAM-D upper stage booster are being enclosed in a protective payload fairing for flight. The Pathfinder is perched atop the Delta II expendable launch vehicle that will propel the spacecraft into orbit. Liftoff is set for Dec. 2 at 2:09 a.m. EST.

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