Keywords: aviation aerospace spaceflight national aeronautics and space administration nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration nasa space exploration spaceexploration lander viking program vikingprogram viking lander vikinglander viking mars glenn l. martin company glennlmartincompany martin company martincompany martin marietta martinmarietta titan rocket titanrocket titan iii titaniii titan iii-e titaniiie titan-centaur titancentaur viking i vikingi slc-41 slc41 space launch complex 41 spacelaunchcomplex41 cape canaveral capecanaveral launch complex 41 launchcomplex41 lc-41 lc41 virtualjourney outdoor Full Description: Viking 1 was launched by a Titan/Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:22 p.m. EDT to begin a half-billion mile, 11-month journey through space to explore Mars. The 4-ton spacecraft went into orbit around the red planet in mid-1976. UID: SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0644 Full Description: Viking 1 was launched by a Titan/Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:22 p.m. EDT to begin a half-billion mile, 11-month journey through space to explore Mars. The 4-ton spacecraft went into orbit around the red planet in mid-1976. UID: SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0644 |