... Viking Images . ... Each spacecraft consisted of an orbiter and a lander. ... The first month of orbit was devoted to imaging the surface to find appropriate landing sites for the Viking Landers. On July 20, 1976 Viking Lander 1 separated from the Orbiter and touched down at Chryse Planitia. ... The Viking Landers transmitted images of the surface, took surface samples and analyzed them for composition and signs of life, studied atmospheric composition and meteorology, and deployed seismometers. ...

... 2008 September 8 . Rosetta Spacecraft Passes Asteroid Steins . Credit Copyright: Rosetta Team , ESA . ... Such was the case on Friday for ESA 's Rosetta spacecraft on its way to comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014. ... Space scientists will now study the data taken by Rosetta of asteroid Steins in an effort to better understand its composition, origin, and why the asteroid reflects light so well. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . Colin Johnston . ... Space Flight . ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... September . ... By admin September 24, 2012 Posted in: Comets and Asteroids . Space debris on a one-way trip.( Image credit:Colin Campbell) . Here is how Colin describes how he captured this remarkable image: . ... It really was quite stunning, like a slow moving firework. ... Posted September 25, 2012 at 3:23 PM . ... Fireball of 21 September 2012 | ...

... APOD: 2006 September 26- Mars Express: Return to Cydonia . ... Mars Express , DLR Explanation: The unusual stone mesas of the Cydonia region on Mars are quite striking in appearance. Last week, the Mars Express project released a new close-up image of a portion of the Cydonia region on Mars. This new image , taken by the robotic Mars Express spacecraft now orbiting Mars , shows an area about 90 kilometers wide. ... Publications with keywords: Mars - Mars-Express . ... Victoria Crater on Mars . ...

NEWS FEDERATION rus ENCYCLOPEDIA rus HISTORY rus MIR STATION RUSSIAN . ... Cosmonauts. ... Space Science . ... ISS Main Expedition Five Mission Chronicle: September 2002 . In September, Valeriy Korzun, Peggy Whitson and Sergey Treshchov conducted material science experiments and received another Progress M1 cargo ship. Day Off At Labor Day . ... Day Of Rememberance . ... Preparing For Change Of Progresses . ... Seasons At The ISS Planet . ... September Shakedown Of The ISS Project . ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Brief History of Rocket and Space Technology . ... Rocket Space Complexes . ... Images . ... Automatic Space Systems . Universal Space Platform . ... Crew 43/44 . ... Experiments Program . ISS-43 Images . ... Seventeenth Russian Visiting Crew . ... Sixteenth Russian Visiting Crew . ... Eighteenth Crew . ... Seventeenth Crew . ... A session of the State Commission. ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

... Sun images . ... September : 2015 . ... Image of Sun's photosphere obtained 09.09.2015 at 23:36 UT with HMI instrument on board SDO spacecraft . ... Image of Sun's magnetic field obtained 09.09.2015 at 23:54 UT with HMI instrument on board SDO spacecraft . ... Image of Sun's transition region obtained 09.09.2015 at 23:36 UT with AIA instrument on board SDO spacecraft . Image of Sun's corona . Image of Sun's corona obtained 09.09.2015 at 23:36 UT with AIA instrument on board SDO spacecraft . ...

... The IB_TAIL magnetic conjugations with the others Spacecraft . ... ASCII file description | Plot description | ... ASCII file | real time plot . ... The IB_TAIL magnetic conjugations with the groundbased magnetic observatories . ... The IB_TAIL magnetic mapping polar diagram, and ASCII files for each decade of month: . ... ASCII files description | DEC 1 (ASCII file, size more then 350Kb!) ... Back to the IB_TAIL Home page. Updated 18 July, 2000 . ... INTERBALL mission  ...

... Mars . ... Mars spacecraft ready for September 21 orbit insertion . ... NASA s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft is nearing its scheduled September 21 insertion into martian orbit after completing a 10-month interplanetary journey of 442 million miles (711 million kilometers). ... Following orbit insertion, MAVEN will begin a six-week commissioning phase that includes maneuvering the spacecraft into its final orbit and testing its instruments and science-mapping commands. ...

Triad, launched September 2, 1972, was an experimental spacecraft designed to move in an accurately predictable low-altitude orbit, allowing its position to be used as a reference point in navigation. ... While the "proof mass" thus moved in an accurately predictable orbit, the spacecraft itself was subject to air resistance and sunlight pressure, causing it to move slightly differently. ... Exploration" home page (index) Glossary . Official GSFC Home Page .. NASA WWW Home Page . ...