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_Institution :
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1976.6369222
