Detail View: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection: Titan/Centaur Launch for Viking I
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Name of Image:
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Titan/Centaur Launch for Viking I
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Full Description:
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The Titan III/Centaur, Viking 1, is sitting on the launch pad ready for blast off. The launch occurred on August 20, 1975. The mission was for the scientific investigation of Mars, and United States? first attempt to soft land a spacecraft on another planet.
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Date of Image:
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1975-08-20
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Category:
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Early Rockets
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term:
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Centaur
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facet_what:
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Centaur
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facet_where:
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Mars
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facet_when:
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August 20, 1975
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facet_when_year:
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1975
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MIX #:
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7668956
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NIX #:
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MSFC-7668956
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MSFC Negative Number:
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7668956
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-7668956
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original url:
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http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=3619
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