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Réf : S11759

Thème : Essais - Constructions - Satellites - Sondes - Fusées  (2314 images)

Titre : In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility2 (SAEF2)

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(10/03/1998) --- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2), a technician begins testing on the Mars Polar Lander. The checkout includes a functional test of the science instruments and the basic spacecraft subsystems. The Mars Polar Lander is targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Station aboard a Delta II rocket on Jan. 3, 1999. The solar-powered spacecraft is 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