PIA03523: Next Vital Step: Spacecraft Delivery


Next Vital Step: Spacecraft Delivery

Caption:

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was delivered in two large containers from Lockheed Martin to Cape Canaveral on an Air Force C-17 cargo plane. Over the next several months, engineers and technicians will prepare the spacecraft for its scheduled launch in August.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Instrument Host Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2005-07-19
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03523
Identifier PIA03523