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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Viking Pre-Launch Test Flight
Title
Viking Pre-Launch Test Flight
Title
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Full Description:
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The Titan booster is a two-stage liquid-fueled rocket, with two additional large, solid-propellant rockets attached. It is a member of the Titan family that was used in NASA's Gemini program. The Centaur is a liquid oxygen- liquid hydrogen, high- energy upper stage used on Surveyor flights to the Moon and on Mariner flights to Mars. At liftoff, the solid rockets provide 9.61 million newtons (2.16 million pounds) of thrust. When the solids burn out, the first stage of the Titan booster ignites, and followed by the second-stage ignition as the first stage shuts down. The Centaur ignites on second stage shutdown to inject the spacecraft into orbit. Then after a 30-minute coast around the Earth into position for re-start, the Centaur re-ignites to propel Viking on its Mars trajectory. Once this maneuver is completed the spacecraft separates from the Centaur, which subsequently is deflected away from the flight path to prevent its impact on the surface of Mars. Shortly after separating from the Centaur, the orbiter portion of the combined orbiter-lander spacecraft orients and stabilizes the spacecraft by using the Sun and a very bright star in the southern sky, Canopus, for celestial reference. For more information about Titan and Centaur, please see Chapters 4 and 8, respectively, in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins' book To Reach the High Frontier published by The University Press of Kentucky in 2002.
Full_Description
The Titan booster is a two-stage liquid-fueled rocket, with two additional large, solid-propellant rockets attached. It is a member of the Titan family that was used in NASA's Gemini program. The Centaur is a liquid oxygen- liquid hydrogen, high- energy upper stage used on Surveyor flights to the Moon and on Mariner flights to Mars. At liftoff, the solid rockets provide 9.61 million newtons (2.16 million pounds) of thrust. When the solids burn out, the first stage of the Titan booster ignites, and followed by the second-stage ignition as the first stage shuts down. The Centaur ignites on second stage shutdown to inject the spacecraft into orbit. Then after a 30-minute coast around the Earth into position for re-start, the Centaur re-ignites to propel Viking on its Mars trajectory. Once this maneuver is completed the spacecraft separates from the Centaur, which subsequently is deflected away from the flight path to prevent its impact on the surface of Mars. Shortly after separating from the Centaur, the orbiter portion of the combined orbiter-lander spacecraft orients and stabilizes the spacecraft by using the Sun and a very bright star in the southern sky, Canopus, for celestial reference. For more information about Titan and Centaur, please see Chapters 4 and 8, respectively, in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins' book To Reach the High Frontier published by The University Press of Kentucky in 2002.
Full Description
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Date:
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01/20/1974
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NASA Center:
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Kennedy Space Center
NASA_Center
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Titan/ Centaur
Subject_Category
Titan/ Centaur
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Gemini
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Keywords:
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Mariner
Keywords
Mariner
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Surveyor
Keywords
Surveyor
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Centaur
Keywords
Centaur
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Viking
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Keywords:
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Titan
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Keywords:
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launch
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Keywords:
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vehicle,
Keywords
vehicle,
Keywords
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Keywords:
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74-H- 109,
Keywords
74-H- 109,
Keywords
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Keywords:
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74-HC-48
Keywords
74-HC-48
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Gemini
facet_what
Gemini
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Moon
facet_what
Moon
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Surveyor
facet_what
Surveyor
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Titan
facet_what
Titan
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars
facet_what
Mars
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Viking
facet_what
Viking
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Centaur
facet_what
Centaur
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mariner
facet_what
Mariner
facet_what
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facet_what:
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CANOPUS
facet_what
CANOPUS
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Mars
facet_where
Mars
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Kentucky
facet_where
Kentucky
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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2002
facet_when
2002
facet_when
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facet_when:
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01-20-1974
facet_when
01-20-1974
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1974
facet_when_year
1974
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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2002
facet_when_year
2002
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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Titan-Centaur
Image_#
Titan-Centaur
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 047
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 047
UID
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Center:
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KSC
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Center Number:
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Titan-Centaur
Center_Number
Titan-Centaur
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2003-00047
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2003-00047
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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NASA
Original_Source
NASA
Original Source
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