COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection
Record
Description:
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second stage of the Delta II rocket is raised off the transporter for its lift up the launch tower on Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It will be mated to the first stage in preparation for the launch of the Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-A). The MER Mission consists of two identical rovers designed to cover roughly 110 yards each Martian day over various terrain. Each rover will carry five scientific instruments that will allow it to search for evidence of liquid water that may have been present in the planet?s past. Identical to each other, the rovers will land at different regions of Mars. Launch date for this first of NASA?s two Mars Exploration Rover missions is scheduled June 5.
Release Date:
04/28/2003
Photo Credit:
NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Release:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
facet_what:
Mars
facet_where:
Florida
facet_when:
04-28-2003
facet_when_year:
2003
Photo Number:
KSC-03PD-1322
UID:
SPD-KSCMA-KSC-03PD-1322
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