Aircraft camera in Viking II, launched at White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico, May 24 1954, took 39 pictures at altitudes varying from 65 mi on ascent, through peak of 158.4 mi, to 33.3 mi on descending portion of trajectory; ten photos show area near White Sands and features of earth's surface, cloud formations, and atmospheric layer at horizon.


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    Title :

    Photography from Viking II rocket


    Additional title:

    Jet Propulsion


    Contributors:
    Winkler, L. (author)

    Published in:

    Jet Propulsion ; 25 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Viking rocket

    Purdy, W.G. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    The Viking rocket story

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    Coordinated Viking and sounding rocket studies

    Sandahl, Ingrid | Elsevier | 1989


    Development of stabilization system for viking rocket

    Felt, Jr., N.E. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1955