Filed: July 25, 1976 Viking 1-54 P-17157
Photographic evidence of the successful series of commands to the Viking 1 lander on Mars that unlocked the surface sampler arm is seen in this picture. At lower left, to the right of a whitish area is a small oblong object -- the boom latch pin that had failed to drop out of the scoop assembly causing the mechanism to lock. With the pin free, the boom and scoop can now be used for the soil sampler experiments beginning in two days, including a search for microscopic life in the Martian soil. The boom latch pin is 0.2 inches in diameter and 3.2 inches long. The pin weights 0.44 ounces, fell from about three feet and impacted the surface at eight to nine feet per second producing a mini-crater with a dark ejecta blanket. These data will be studies to determine soil properties.
This is the serious stuff. Forget glossy modern reprints…these are authentic, original vintage press release photographs distributed directly by NASA during the height of the space race. Sourced straight from the archives of Apollo communications engineer Jack Rogers, these rare artifacts are the closest you can get to being in the newsroom when history was unfolding.
Full disclosure: Jack likely smuggled these out of Mission Control under his jacket. Kidding…maybe we actually aren’t sure why a communications engineer hoarded them.
Many of these vintage prints feature the legendary original NASA stamps, official captions, or media datelines typed directly onto the back. They are literal, borderline-contraband snapshots of humanity's greatest adventure, preserved for decades in Jack's garage and ready to be framed.
100% Original: True vintage photographic prints from the era, not modern digital copies.
Media Artifacts: Look for original NASA info, timestamps, or captions on the reverse side of the print.
The Pedigree: "Liberated" from NASA and preserved by an OG Apollo team member.
Collector's Note: Extremely limited quantities; each photo is a unique piece of history. Please be sure to view photos and dimensions fully. What you. see is what you will get.
Filed: July 25, 1976 Viking 1-54 P-17157
Photographic evidence of the successful series of commands to the Viking 1 lander on Mars that unlocked the surface sampler arm is seen in this picture. At lower left, to the right of a whitish area is a small oblong object -- the boom latch pin that had failed to drop out of the scoop assembly causing the mechanism to lock. With the pin free, the boom and scoop can now be used for the soil sampler experiments beginning in two days, including a search for microscopic life in the Martian soil. The boom latch pin is 0.2 inches in diameter and 3.2 inches long. The pin weights 0.44 ounces, fell from about three feet and impacted the surface at eight to nine feet per second producing a mini-crater with a dark ejecta blanket. These data will be studies to determine soil properties.
This is the serious stuff. Forget glossy modern reprints…these are authentic, original vintage press release photographs distributed directly by NASA during the height of the space race. Sourced straight from the archives of Apollo communications engineer Jack Rogers, these rare artifacts are the closest you can get to being in the newsroom when history was unfolding.
Full disclosure: Jack likely smuggled these out of Mission Control under his jacket. Kidding…maybe we actually aren’t sure why a communications engineer hoarded them.
Many of these vintage prints feature the legendary original NASA stamps, official captions, or media datelines typed directly onto the back. They are literal, borderline-contraband snapshots of humanity's greatest adventure, preserved for decades in Jack's garage and ready to be framed.
100% Original: True vintage photographic prints from the era, not modern digital copies.
Media Artifacts: Look for original NASA info, timestamps, or captions on the reverse side of the print.
The Pedigree: "Liberated" from NASA and preserved by an OG Apollo team member.
Collector's Note: Extremely limited quantities; each photo is a unique piece of history. Please be sure to view photos and dimensions fully. What you. see is what you will get.
