Deep Space 2 Microprobe Installation Photos

Deep Space 2 Microprobe Installation Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), JPL workers mount a Mars microprobe onto the Mars Polar Lander. Photos taken on November 10, 1998. Two microprobes will hitchhike on the lander, scheduled to be launched Jan. 3, 1999, aboard a Delta II rocket. 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. The Mars microprobes, called Deep Space 2, are part of NASA's New Millennium Program. They will complement the climate-related scientific focus of the lander by demonstrating an advanced, rugged microlaser system for detecting subsurface water. Such data on polar subsurface water, in the form of ice, should help put limits on scientific projections for the global abundance of water on Mars.
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Deep Space 2 Microprobe
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1626
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In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), workers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory open the drums containing the Mars microprobes that will hitchhike on the Mars Polar Lander. From left, they are Satish Krishnan, Charles Cruzan, Chris Voorhees and Arden Acord.

Deep Space 2 Microprobe
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1627
High Resolution JPEG - 1.4 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), Chris Voorhees and Satish Krishnan from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory remove a microprobe which will hitchhike on the Mars Polar Lander.

Deep Space 2 Microprobe
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1629
High Resolution JPEG - 1.4 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), Tandy Bianco, with Lockheed-Martin, and Satish Krishnan (foreground) and Chris Voorhees (behind him), from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, observe a Mars microprobe on the workstand.

Deep Space 2 Microprobe
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1641
High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), Chris Voorhees (left) and Satish Krishnan (right), from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, remove the second Mars microprobe from a drum.

Deep Space 2 Microprobe
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1642
High Resolution JPEG - 1.2 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), Chris Voorhees (front) watches while Satish Krishnan (back) places a Mars microprobe on a workstand.

Deep Space 2 Microprobe
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1643
High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), a JPL worker checks the Mars microprobe.

Deep Space 2 Microprobe
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1644
High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), two JPL workers measure a Mars microprobe.

Deep Space 2 Microprobe & Mars Polar Lander
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1645
High Resolution JPEG - 1.5 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), JPL workers mount a Mars microprobe onto the Mars Polar Lander.

Deep Space 2 Microprobe & Mars Polar Lander
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1646
High Resolution JPEG - 1.4 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), a JPL worker carries a Mars microprobe to the Mars Polar Lander at left.

Deep Space 2 Microprobe & Mars Polar Lander
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1647
High Resolution JPEG - 1.9 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), JPL workers prepare to mount a Mars microprobe onto the Mars Polar Lander.

Deep Space 2 Microprobes & Mars Polar Lander
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1648
High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), the two Mars microprobes are shown mounted on opposite sides of the Mars Polar Lander.

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Deep Space 2 Microprobe Installation Photos KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), JPL workers mount a Mars microprobe onto the Mars Polar Lander. Photos taken on November 10, 1998. Two microprobes will hitchhike on the lander, scheduled to be launched Jan. 3, 1999, aboard a Delta II rocket. 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. The Mars microprobes, called Deep Space 2, are part of NASA's New Millennium Program. They will complement the climate-related scientific focus of the lander by demonstrating an advanced, rugged microlaser system for detecting subsurface water. Such data on polar subsurface water, in the form of ice, should help put limits on scientific projections for the global abundance of water on Mars. 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.
Deep Space 2 Microprobe Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1626 High Resolution JPEG - 1.6 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), workers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory open the drums containing the Mars microprobes that will hitchhike on the Mars Polar Lander. From left, they are Satish Krishnan, Charles Cruzan, Chris Voorhees and Arden Acord.	Deep Space 2 Microprobe Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1627 High Resolution JPEG - 1.4 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), Chris Voorhees and Satish Krishnan from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory remove a microprobe which will hitchhike on the Mars Polar Lander.
Deep Space 2 Microprobe Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1629 High Resolution JPEG - 1.4 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), Tandy Bianco, with Lockheed-Martin, and Satish Krishnan (foreground) and Chris Voorhees (behind him), from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, observe a Mars microprobe on the workstand.
Deep Space 2 Microprobe Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1641 High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), Chris Voorhees (left) and Satish Krishnan (right), from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, remove the second Mars microprobe from a drum.	Deep Space 2 Microprobe Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1642 High Resolution JPEG - 1.2 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), Chris Voorhees (front) watches while Satish Krishnan (back) places a Mars microprobe on a workstand.
Deep Space 2 Microprobe Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1643 High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), a JPL worker checks the Mars microprobe.	Deep Space 2 Microprobe Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1644 High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), two JPL workers measure a Mars microprobe.
Deep Space 2 Microprobe & Mars Polar Lander Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1645 High Resolution JPEG - 1.5 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), JPL workers mount a Mars microprobe onto the Mars Polar Lander.	Deep Space 2 Microprobe & Mars Polar Lander Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1646 High Resolution JPEG - 1.4 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), a JPL worker carries a Mars microprobe to the Mars Polar Lander at left.
Deep Space 2 Microprobe & Mars Polar Lander Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1647 High Resolution JPEG - 1.9 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), JPL workers prepare to mount a Mars microprobe onto the Mars Polar Lander.	Deep Space 2 Microprobes & Mars Polar Lander Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1648 High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2 (SAEF-2), the two Mars microprobes are shown mounted on opposite sides of the Mars Polar Lander.

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