Solid Rocket Booster Photos

Solid Rocket Booster Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, workers monitor the solid rocket booster before its being lifted to mate with the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, to be launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A in December 1998.
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Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1821
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Workers monitor the solid rocket booster before its being lifted to mate with the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1822
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A solid rocket booster waits for mating with the Delta II rocket (in background).

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1823
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A solid rocket booster is raised to a vertical position for mating with the Delta II rocket.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1824
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A solid rocket booster is raised to a vertical position for mating with the Delta II rocket.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1825
High Resolution JPEG - 1.1 MB
A solid rocket booster hangs in place between two other rocket boosters waiting to be mated with the Delta II rocket.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1826
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The gantry holding the solid rocket boosters is moved into place next to the Delta II rocket.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1827
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The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket arrives at Pad 17B.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1828
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The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket is lifted to a vertical position.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1829
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The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket is lifted to the top of the gantry on Pad 17B.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1830
High Resolution JPEG - 1.2 MB
Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket waits to be lowered into the white room.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1831
High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB
Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket waits to be lowered into the white room.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1832
High Resolution JPEG - 1.1 MB
The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander is prepared for lowering toward the rocket below.

Solid Rocket Booster
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1833
High Resolution JPEG - 1.2 MB
The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket is lowered toward the rocket waiting below.

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Solid Rocket Booster Photos KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, workers monitor the solid rocket booster before its being lifted to mate with the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, to be launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A in December 1998. No copyright protection is asserted for this photography. If a recognizable person appears in this photograph, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this photograph is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release. PHOTO CREDIT: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration Clicking on any of the thumbnail images below will bring up a higher resolution version of that image.
Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1821 High Resolution JPEG - 1.0 MB Workers monitor the solid rocket booster before its being lifted to mate with the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander.	Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1822 High Resolution JPEG - 1.0 MB A solid rocket booster waits for mating with the Delta II rocket (in background).
Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1823 High Resolution JPEG - 697K A solid rocket booster is raised to a vertical position for mating with the Delta II rocket.	Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1824 High Resolution JPEG - 1.0 MB A solid rocket booster is raised to a vertical position for mating with the Delta II rocket.
Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1825 High Resolution JPEG - 1.1 MB A solid rocket booster hangs in place between two other rocket boosters waiting to be mated with the Delta II rocket.	Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1826 High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB The gantry holding the solid rocket boosters is moved into place next to the Delta II rocket.
Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1827 High Resolution JPEG - 1.2 MB The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket arrives at Pad 17B.	Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1828 High Resolution JPEG - 1.0 MB The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket is lifted to a vertical position.
Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1829 High Resolution JPEG - 835K The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket is lifted to the top of the gantry on Pad 17B.	Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1830 High Resolution JPEG - 1.2 MB Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket waits to be lowered into the white room.
Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1831 High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket waits to be lowered into the white room.	Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1832 High Resolution JPEG - 1.1 MB The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander is prepared for lowering toward the rocket below.
Solid Rocket Booster Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1833 High Resolution JPEG - 1.2 MB The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket is lowered toward the rocket waiting below.

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