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.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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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 |