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KSC-75p-12
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — Technicians prepared for removal of Viking Lander 1's aeroshell cover in KSC's Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2) today. The cover remains over the Lander throughout its 440,000,000-mile journey to Mars. After the Lander separates from the Orbiter, the aeroshell will help to decelerate the speed of descent and will serve as a heat shield.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-75p-12. NASA/KSC, 1975-01-07. Public domain. ID: 101-KSC-75P-12.
