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Mariner 1 in JPL’s Spacecraft Assembly Facility
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Caption:
JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility looks more like a hangar in this photo of two engineers standing with Mariner 1 on May 2, 1962. However, the gowning procedures were far less rigorous than they are today. Mariner 1 was destroyed during its attempted launch to Venus.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Venus | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mariner | |
| Instrument Host | Mariner 1 | |
| Host Type | Flyby Spacecraft | |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2019-12-23 | |
| Date in Caption | 1962-05-02 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23310 | |
| Identifier | PIA23310 | |
