AEDC contributions to Viking ensures Mars first landing
Extensive instrumentation required on the NASA Viking model is shown here before a test at AEDC in 1973 before final assembly. There were 68 sensors to record localized heat buildup around protrusions on the face of the Mars entry vehicle, while 13 heat and five pressure sensors were installed on the base cover. Then Maj. Dale Holasek of the AEDC Directorate of Test watches the assembly by Ray Moore, a test facility craftsman. (AEDC photo)
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