Mariner '69 Fact Sheet
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 13:10
in Astronomy & Space
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will launch two Mariner spacecraft, F & G, on fly-by missions to Mars in 1969. Project responsibility is assigned to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology. NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, is responsible for the launch vehicle. Tracking and communication will be provided by the Deep Space Net stations operated by JPL for NASA.