• DocumentCode
    1358533
  • Title

    Communications: The Vikings are coming: NASA´s first Viking lander will touch down in just a few weeks, initiating a carefully planned search for Martian life

  • Author

    Spitzer, C.R.

  • Author_Institution
    NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    6/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    49
  • Lastpage
    54
  • Abstract
    Describes the project of the unmanned spacecraft, Viking 1 and 2, initiating a carefully planned search for Martian life.
  • Keywords
    Mars; space vehicles; computer command subsystem; imaging data; lander guidance; landing site; meteorology sensor; radar altimeter; unmanned spacecraft; Biology; Earth; Instruments; Mars; Real-time systems; Software; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1976.6369222
  • Filename
    6369222
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1358533