MARINER 8 SPACE PROBE UNDERGOES INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ARRAYS

[KSC-71PC-0343]

  • Photo Number: KSC-71PC-0343

  • Release Date: 26-Apr-1971

  • Keywords: MARINER 8 SPACE PROBE,MARS 71 PROJECT,SPACE PROBES,SOLAR ARRAYS
    • Description: Technicians install solar panels aboard the mariner H spacecraft in a cleanroom facility at Cape Kennedy. The spacecraft will orbit Mars following a seven-month journey from Earth. Designed to function 90 days, the spacecraft, which will be designated Mariner 8 following launch, will provide data about the Red Planet's atmospheric and surface characteristics. Mariner Mars H will be launched aboard an Atlas-Centaur space vehicle no earlier than May 7, 1971, from Cape Kennedy's Launch Complex 36A. A second Mariner Mars spacecraft will be launched 10 days later.

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