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A technician checks the soil sampler before the Viking Lander goes to Mars.

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The FIDO Rover undergoes field test to prepare for conditions on Mars.

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Two people get a unique perspective of the environment during a zero gravity flight.

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An image shows the orange-soil discovered during the second Apollo 17 EVA and the gnomon, a geology hand tool used by astronauts.

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The Deep Space 1 Technology Demonstrator features many new technologies, but none so high-tech as the ion propulsion system.

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From above, a dramatic view as a space shuttle orbiter is lifted from its stack.

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Astronaut Kathy Thornton prepares to release the damaged Hubble Space Telescope array after removing it.

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The Mars Surveyor Climate Orbiter undergoes testing to simulate launch conditions.

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The Ranger fleet of spacecraft enabled live transmissions of the moon from lunar orbit.

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Ed White became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go on June 3, 1965.

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Viking, the planetary landing spacecraft, is under assembly.

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The five-member crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-74 peer at Mir.

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The three men who designed, built, and operated the Explorer I satellite celebrate.

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An astronaut prepares to install protective covers on the Hubble Space Telescope.

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The Lunar Module Spider is attached to the Saturn IVB in Earth orbit.

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For the first time, a single crew member attempts to capture the Intelsat VI.

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A seamstress, with assistance from three others, creates a possible replacement sunshade for the Skylab Orbital Workshop.

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Astronaut Michael Gerhardt stands on the Manipulator Foot Restraint during his STS-69 Extravehicular Activity.

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NASA engineers test multi-lobed air bags to protect the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft.

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis lands with its drag chute deployed.

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The orbiter Discovery shown as it rolls over to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

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Before the Voyager spacecraft were launched in 1977, a prototype was put through vibration tests.

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Astronaut Edward White awaits Gemini IV's launch in the crew's ready room.
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