PIA15954: Cruise Vehicles (Artist Concept)


Cruise Vehicles (Artist Concept)

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This set of artist's concepts shows NASA's Mars Science Laboratory cruise capsule and NASA's Orion spacecraft, which is being built now at NASA's Johnson Space Center and will one day send astronauts to Mars. The rover Curiosity is tucked inside of the Mars Science Laboratory cruise vehicle like human beings would be tucked inside Orion.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Instrument Host Curiosity Rover
Host Type Rover
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Artwork, Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2012-08-02
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/JSC
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA15954
Identifier PIA15954