{"id":551565,"date":"2023-10-18T17:08:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg"},"modified":"2023-11-28T12:09:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:09:43","slug":"amf-grc-1964-c-70182","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/amf-grc-1964-c-70182\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariner-C Spacecraft Model"},"author":34,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[9395],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"NASA","original_date":{"stamp":-174528000,"display":"June 21st, 1964"},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=2048&h=1536&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A black and white photo of a model of the Mariner-C spacecraft against a black backdrop. The spacecraft is tilted to the left. It has a conical shape, with two solar panels and a satellite dish at the bottom.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=2048&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=300&h=225&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=768&h=576&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=1024&h=768&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=1536&h=1152&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=400&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=600&h=450&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=900&h=675&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=1200&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-1964-C-70182\/GRC-1964-C-70182~orig.jpg?w=2000&h=1500&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A model of the Mariner-C spacecraft at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center for a June 1964 Conference on New Technology. Mariner-C and Mariner-D were identical spacecraft designed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to flyby Mars and photograph the Martian surface. Mariner-C was launched on November 4, 1964, but the payload shroud did not jettison properly and the spacecraft\u2019s battery power did not function. The mission ended unsuccessfully two days later. Mariner-D was launched as designed on November 28, 1964 and became the first successful mission to Mars. It was the first time a planet was photographed from space. Mariner-D\u2019s 21 photographs revealed an inhospitable and barren landscape.     The two Mariner spacecraft were launched by Atlas-Agena-D rockets. Lewis had taken over management of the Agena Program in October 1962. There had been five failures and two partial failures in the 17 Agena launches before being taken over by NASA Lewis. Lewis, however, oversaw 28 successful Agena missions between 1962 and 1968, including several Rangers and the Mariner Venus ’67.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>A model of the Mariner-C spacecraft at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center for a June 1964 Conference on New Technology. Mariner-C and Mariner-D were identical spacecraft designed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to flyby Mars and photograph the Martian surface. Mariner-C was launched on November 4, 1964, but the payload shroud did not jettison properly and the spacecraft\u2019s battery power did not function. The mission ended unsuccessfully two days later. Mariner-D was launched as designed on November 28, 1964 and became the first successful mission to Mars. It was the first time a planet was photographed from space. Mariner-D\u2019s 21 photographs revealed an inhospitable and barren landscape.     The two Mariner spacecraft were launched by Atlas-Agena-D rockets. Lewis had taken over management of the Agena Program in October 1962. There had been five failures and two partial failures in the 17 Agena launches before being taken over by NASA Lewis. Lewis, however, oversaw 28 successful Agena missions between 1962 and 1968, including several Rangers and the Mariner Venus ’67.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"A black and white photo of a model of the Mariner-C spacecraft against a black backdrop. The spacecraft is tilted to the left. 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