Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Taking Shape
Original Caption Released with Image:
Lockheed Martin Space Systems engineer Terry Kampmann (left) and lead technician Jack Farmerie work on assembly and test of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft bus in a cleanroom at the company's Denver facility. In coming months, the orbiter's science instruments will be integrated and tested, followed by environmental testing of the completed spacecraft. Launch of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is scheduled for August 2005.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project is managed for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, is prime contractor for the project.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Lockheed Martin/Pat Corkery
Produced By:
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Mission:
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Spacecraft:
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Product Size:
1992 samples x 3008 lines
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Mars
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MRO
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
facet_what:
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Denver
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Mars
facet_where:
California
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Washington
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
August 2005
facet_when_year:
2005
Image #:
PIA06756
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA06756
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Taking Shape