2006 Palau 30th Anniversary Viking 1
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Stamp Sheet Commemorates First Mars Landing
This mint sheet pictures some of the first images of the surface of Mars sent from the Viking 1 spacecraft.
As early as 1966, officials recommended that research objectives in the post-Apollo era focus on the unmanned exploration of Mars. The Viking 1 mission – with a landing planned to coincide with the nation’s July 4, 1976 Bicentennial celebration – set off to accomplish that goal on August 20, 1975.
Viking 1 – along with its sister ship Viking 2 – would be the first spacecraft to conduct prolonged scientific studies on the surface on another planet. Viking 1 entered Mars’ orbit in June of 1976 and began hunting for a safe landing site. Problems locating a site postponed the landing until July 20, 1976. Viking 1 transmitted photos, information on the Martian atmosphere, and other data for nearly 6 1/2 years, ceasing in November 1982. Although Viking 1 remains on Mars, legal ownership has been transferred to the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
Stamp Sheet Commemorates First Mars Landing
This mint sheet pictures some of the first images of the surface of Mars sent from the Viking 1 spacecraft.
As early as 1966, officials recommended that research objectives in the post-Apollo era focus on the unmanned exploration of Mars. The Viking 1 mission – with a landing planned to coincide with the nation’s July 4, 1976 Bicentennial celebration – set off to accomplish that goal on August 20, 1975.
Viking 1 – along with its sister ship Viking 2 – would be the first spacecraft to conduct prolonged scientific studies on the surface on another planet. Viking 1 entered Mars’ orbit in June of 1976 and began hunting for a safe landing site. Problems locating a site postponed the landing until July 20, 1976. Viking 1 transmitted photos, information on the Martian atmosphere, and other data for nearly 6 1/2 years, ceasing in November 1982. Although Viking 1 remains on Mars, legal ownership has been transferred to the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution