Description:
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In the Space Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2, the overhead crane begins lowering the Mars Odyssey Orbiter onto the third stage of a Delta rocket below for installation. The Mars Odyssey is scheduled for launch at 11:02 a.m. EDT April 7, 2001, aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The spacecraft is designed to map the surface of Mars
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Release Date:
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03/23/2001
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Photo Credit:
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NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Release:
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
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facet_what:
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Mars
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facet_where:
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Florida
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facet_when:
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03-23-2001
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facet_when_year:
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2001
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Photo Number:
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KSC-01PP-0609
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UID:
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SPD-KSCMA-KSC-01PP-0609
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original url:
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http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=7540
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