NASA Viking Mission to Mars
2016-08-27T22:29:04-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGY2XC8yMDE2MDgyNzIzNTU0MDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==NASA historians discussed the Viking program, which landed the first U.S. spacecraft on Mars on July 20, 1976. They also talked about the scientific experiments conducted on Mars and how the program evolved.
NASA historians discussed the Viking program, which landed the first U.S. spacecraft on Mars on July 20, 1976. They also talked about the scientific experiments conducted on Mars and how the program evolved.
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