Mars Global Surveyor Spacecraft
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) prepare the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft for transfer to the launch pad by placing it in a protective canister. The spacecraft (upper) is already mated to its solid propellant upper stage booster (lower), which is actually the third stage of the Delta II expendable launch vehicle that propelled the spacecraft on its interplanetary journey to the Red Planet. At Launch Pad 17A on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the spacecraft and booster assembly were stacked atop the Delta vehicle. The Surveyor lifted off on November 7, 1996 and arrived at Mars on September 12, 1997.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 9613634
Date: October 21, 1996
Mars Global Surveyor Spacecraft
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) prepare the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft for transfer to the launch pad by placing it in a protective canister. The spacecraft (upper) is already mated to its solid propellant upper stage booster (lower), which is actually the third stage of the Delta II expendable launch vehicle that propelled the spacecraft on its interplanetary journey to the Red Planet. At Launch Pad 17A on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the spacecraft and booster assembly were stacked atop the Delta vehicle. The Surveyor lifted off on November 7, 1996 and arrived at Mars on September 12, 1997.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 9613634
Date: October 21, 1996