This photo shows (left to right) Dr. William H. Pickering, former JPL Director, Dr. Theodore von Karman, JPL co-founder and Dr. Frank J. Malina, co-founder, and first director of JPL.
Photo taken at JPL in Octobe
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10/1/68
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10/1/68
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Photo taken at JPL in October 1968 shows (left to right) Dr. Frank J. Malina, co-founder, and first director of JPL, Dr. Lee A. Dubridge, former Caltech President, and Dr. William H. Pickering, former JPL Director. The occasion was the dedication of a plaque commemorating the first rocket experiments by Dr. Malina and his Caltech associates.
This photo shows Dr. William
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This photo shows Dr. William H. Pickering, former JPL Director, presenting Mariner spacecraft model to former president John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
This photo shows (left to ri
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This photo shows (left to right) Dr. William H. Pickering, former JPL Director, presenting Mariner spacecraft pictures to former president Lyndon Baines Johnson.
View of the Surveyor III spa
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11/20/69
Date
11/20/69
Description
View of the Surveyor III spacecraft and camera which was photographed during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
View of the Surveyor III foo
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11/20/69
Date
11/20/69
Description
View of the Surveyor III footpads and the depressions which were made upon landing on the moon. These photographs were taken during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
View of the Surveyor III spa
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11/20/69
Date
11/20/69
Description
View of the Surveyor III spacecraft and camera which was photographed during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
The Surveyor III camera, whi
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11/20/69
Date
11/20/69
Description
The Surveyor III camera, which was once white, is covered in fine lunar dust. The unmanned Surveyor was photographed during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
Mariner 4 was launched Novem
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Mariner 4 was launched November 28, 1964 on a 228-day mission to Mars. The spacecraft carried instruments for eight interplanetary and planetary experiments including a TV camera. Mariner 4 passed Mars at a distance of 9,868 kilometers (6,118 miles), recording and transmitting to Earth our first close-up picture of the red planet. In 21 and a fraction of a 22nd picture, Mariner's TV camera scanned about one percent of the Martian surface, revealing ancient craters of varying size. Planetary science data, including pictures, were trasmitted over distances ranging from 215 million to 240 kilometers (134 million to 150 million miles).
Mariner 2, the world's first
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Mariner 2, the world's first successful interplanetary spacecraft, was launched August 27, 1962 and passed 34,916 kilometers (21,648 miles) from Venus on December 14, 1962. Mariner 2 measured the temperatures of the clouds and surface of Venus as well as fields and particles near the planet and in interplaentary space. Contact was lost January 3, 1963 when the spacecraft was 86.9 million kilometers (53.9 million miles) from Earth. Mariner 2 was designed, built and controlled in flight by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA.
Mariner Diagram
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Mariner Diagram
date
01.01.1965
description
A diagram of the Mariner series of spacecraft and launch vehicle. Mariner spacecraft explored Mercury, Venus and Mars. *Image Credit*: NASA
Mariner Images of Mars
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Mariner Images of Mars
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These wide-angle images of Mars were laid in place on a globe already containing an indistinct, Earth-based view of Mars. The Mariner 6 pictures make two horizontal rows above, the Mariner 7 pictures extend from center to bottom right and across the south polar cap. The Visual Imaging Investigation (TV experiment) for Mariner 6 and 7 used two cameras on each spacecraft, in order to obtain both broad coverage and high resolution. Camera A, with a wide-angle lens, showed large areas of the planet, 1000 x 1000 kilometers and details as small as 3,000 meters during near encounter. Camera B, with a telephoto lens, showed 100 x 100 kilometer areas and details as small as 300 meters. The cameras operated alternately, with each one taking a picture every 84 seconds. *Image Credit*: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner 4
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Mariner 4
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An illustration of NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft, the first successful mission to Mars. Mariner 4 was launched November 28, 1964 on a 228-day mission to Mars. The spacecraft carried instruments for eight interplanetary and planetary experiments including a TV camera. Mariner 4 passed Mars at a distance of 9,868 kilometers (6,118 miles), recording and transmitting to Earth our first close-up picture of the red planet. In 21 and a fraction of a 22nd picture, Mariner's TV camera scanned about one percent of the Martian surface, revealing ancient craters of varying size. Planetary science data, including pictures, were trasmitted over distances ranging from 215 million to 240 kilometers (134 million to 150 million miles). *Image Credit*: NASA
Mariner Crater
PIA02979
Sol (our sun)
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Mariner Crater
Original Caption Released with Image
Mariner 4 image of the crater named after it, the 151 km diameter Mariner crater at 35 S, 164 W. Running from the lower left corner of the frame through the bottom of the crater is a linear ridge which is part of Sirenum Fossae. The image was taken from 12,600 km and covers 250 km by 254 km. North is up. (Mariner 4, frame 11E) Mariner 4 was the first spacecraft to get a close look at Mars. Flying as close as 9,846 kilometers (6,118 miles), Mariner 4 revealed Mars to have a cratered, rust-colored surface, with signs on some parts of the planet that liquid water had once etched its way into the soil. Mariner 4 was launched on November 28, 1964 and arrived at Mars on July 14, 1965.
MARINER SPACECRAFT MODEL DUR
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MARINER SPACECRAFT MODEL DURING INSTALLATION IN SOLAR TANK IN THE ELECTRIC PROPULSION RESEARCH BUILD
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MARINER SPACECRAFT MODEL DURING INSTALLATION IN SOLAR TANK IN THE ELECTRIC PROPULSION RESEARCH BUILDING EPRB
Date
06.10.1965
Solar System Montage
Title
Solar System Montage
Description
This is a montage of planetary images taken by spacecraft managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Included are (from top to bottom) images of Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The spacecraft responsible for these images are as follows: the Mercury image was taken by Mariner 10, the Venus image by Magellan, the Earth image by Galileo, the Mars image by Viking, and the Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune images by Voyager.
Date
02.01.1996
MARINER SPACECRAFT MODEL DUR
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MARINER SPACECRAFT MODEL DURING INSTALLATION IN SOLAR TANK IN THE ELECTRIC PROPULSION RESEARCH BUILDING EPRB
MARINER SPACECRAFT MODEL DUR
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MARINER SPACECRAFT MODEL DURING INSTALLATION IN SOLAR TANK IN THE ELECTRIC PROPULSION RESEARCH BUILDING EPRB
MARINER SPACECRAFT MODEL DUR
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MARINER SPACECRAFT MODEL DURING INSTALLATION IN SOLAR TANK IN THE ELECTRIC PROPULSION RESEARCH BUILDING EPRB
MARINER C AGENA SINCE TEST 2
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MARINER C AGENA SINCE TEST 2040 IS COMPLETE FOR THIS PHASE
Guericke Crater as seen by R
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PIA02974
Earth
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Guericke Crater as seen by Ranger 7
Original Caption Released with Image
Ranger 7 B-camera image of Guericke crater (11.5 S, 14.1 W, diameter 63 km) taken from a distance of 1335 km. The dark flat floor of Mare Nubium dominates most of the image, which was taken 8.5 minutes before Ranger 7 impacted the Moon on 31 July 1964. The frame is about 230 km across and north is at 12:30. The impact site is off the frame to the left. (Ranger 7, B100) The Ranger series of spacecraft were designed solely to take high-quality pictures of the Moon and transmit them back to Earth in real time. The images were to be used for scientific study, as well as selecting landing sites for the Apollo Moon missions. Ranger 7 was the first of the Ranger series to be entirely successful. It transmitted 4,308high-quality images over the last 17 minutes of flight, the final image having a resolution of 0.5 meter/pixel. Ranger 7 was launched July 28, 1964 and arrived at the Moon on July 31, 1964.
First U.S. Image of the Moon
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First U.S. Image of the Moon
date
07.31.1964
description
Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the Moon by a U.S. spacecraft, on July 31, 1964 at 13:09 UT (9:09 AM EDT) about 17 minutes before impacting the lunar surface. The area photographed is centered at 13 S, 10 W and covers about 360 km from top to bottom. The large crater at center right is the 108 km diameter Alphonsus. Above it is Ptolemaeus and below it Arzachel. The terminator is at the bottom right corner. Mare Nubium is at center and left. North is at about 11:00 at the center of the frame. The Ranger 7 impact site is off the frame, to the left of the upper left corner. (Ranger 7, B001) The Ranger series of spacecraft were designed solely to take high-quality pictures of the Moon and transmit them back to Earth in real time. The images were to be used for scientific study, as well as selecting landing sites for the Apollo Moon missions. Ranger 7 was the first of the Ranger series to be entirely successful. It transmitted 4,308 high-quality images over the last 17 minutes of flight, the final image having a resolution of 0.5 meter/pixel. Ranger 7 was launched July 28, 1964 and arrived at the Moon on July 31, 1964. *Image Credit*: NASA
JPL Space Flight Control Cen
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JPL Space Flight Control Center Readied for Ranger 5
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JPL Space Flight Control Center Readied for Ranger 5. (Patrick Rygh is Stated at the Center Console.) *Image Credit*: NASA
Listening to Ranger 6
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Listening to Ranger 6
date
02.02.1964
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An audience at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory listens to a description of the final moments of Ranger 6 in 1964. Ranger 6 impacted the Moon as planned on Feb. 2, 1964, but a malfunction disabled its camera system. *Image Credit*: NASA
Ranger 4 Preparations
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Ranger 4 Preparations
date
03.06.1962
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Technicians prepare the Ranger 4 spacecraft for launch. An impact absorbing sphere made of balsa wood sits atop the spacecraft, painted with a saw-tooth pattern to maintain thermal balance during its mission to the Moon. The sphere contained a lunar seismometer, which was to rough land just south of the equator on the rim of the Ocean of Storms and measure "lunarquakes." The master clock in Ranger 4's computer failed during flight and the spacecraft did not respond to commands. It crashed into the far side of the Moon on April 26, 1962. Despite the failure to return information, the use of balsa wood was an important precursor in the design of other rough landings on extraterrestrial bodies, particularly Mars. Aerobraking, gliding, impact absorption, parachuting, and retro rockets have all been considered. *Image Credit*: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL's Space Flight Operation
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JPL's Space Flight Operations Facility
Full Description
In May 1964, a ceremony was held to dedicate the new Space Flight Operations Facility, which used state-of-the-art equipment for mission operations and communications with JPL's unmanned spacecraft. One of the first missions to use the facility was Ranger 7, which went to the Moon in July 1964. The Space Flight Operations Facility collected the tracking and scientific information for the Deep Space Network. In 1985, the Space Flight Operations Facility was designated as a National Historic Landmark. It is still in use.
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NASA Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dr. William H. Pickering
Dr. William H. Pickering ser
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Description
Dr. William H. Pickering served as the fourth director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, from 1954 to 1976. The period during which he led JPL spanned the eras from JPL's creation of the first U.S. satellite, Explorer I, through the formation of NASA, the Ranger, Surveyor and Mariner missions of the 1960s and the Viking mission of the 1970s.
Dr. Kurt Debus and Dr. von B
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Name of Image
Dr. Kurt Debus and Dr. von Braun
Date of Image
1962-04-12
Full Description
Dr. Kurt Debus and Dr. von Braun during prelaunch activities of the Ranger IV at Launch Pad 12 on April 12. 1962.
RANGER IV SATELLITE FOR USE
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RANGER IV SATELLITE FOR USE AT THE PARADE OF PROGRESS SHOW AT THE PUBLIC HALL CLEVELAND OHIO
RANGER VII SATELLITE FOR USE
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RANGER VII SATELLITE FOR USE AT THE PARADE OF PROGRESS SHOW AT THE PUBLIC HALL CLEVELAND OHIO
RANGER I SATELLITE FOR USE A
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RANGER I SATELLITE FOR USE AT THE PARADE OF PROGRESS SHOW AT THE PUBLIC HALL CLEVELAND OHIO
HIGH RANGER IN USE AT THE SO
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Title
HIGH RANGER IN USE AT THE SOUTH 40 AREA OF NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER
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