Overview
NASA Marks 30th Anniversary of Mars Viking Mission
07.14.06 -- Thirty years after the first successful landing on Mars by NASA's Viking spacecraft, the ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration.
+ Full story
Viking Mission Information:
+ Videos and information from "Mars: Past, Present and Future," a conference held June 22 at Langley Research Center.
+ For media: audio clips
+ Viking Fact Sheet
+ Viking 1 Orbiter | + Viking 1 Lander
+ Viking 2 Orbiter | + Viking 2 Lander
+ Archived mission site
07.14.06 -- Thirty years after the first successful landing on Mars by NASA's Viking spacecraft, the ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration. + Full story
Viking Mission Information:
+ Videos and information from "Mars: Past, Present and Future," a conference held June 22 at Langley Research Center.
+ For media: audio clips
+ Viking Fact Sheet
+ Viking 1 Orbiter | + Viking 1 Lander
+ Viking 2 Orbiter | + Viking 2 Lander
+ Archived mission site
Features
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NASA's Marks 30th Anniversary of Mars Viking Mission
The ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration.
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Mars: Past, Present and Future
A NASA symposium commemorates Viking's historic arrival at the Red Planet.
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Viking Mission to Mars →
NASA's Viking Mission to Mars was composed of two spacecraft, each with an orbiter and lander.
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The Viking Missions: Looking for Life →
The primary mission objective was to determine whether life ever existed on Mars.
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Moon, Mars and Beyond
The Vision for Space Exploration
NASA Podcasts
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Mars: 30 Years After Viking
The ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration.
Video Features
Images
Mars as Art
Viking at Mars:
30 Years Later
Viking Image Archive
World Book at NASA
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Mars
Earth's Next Door Neighbor