NASA's Viking data lives on, inspires 40 years later
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 07:01
in Astronomy & Space
Forty years ago, NASA's Viking mission made history when it became the first mission to successfully land a fully operational spacecraft on Mars. This mission gave us our first real look at the Martian surface, as well as the fundamental science that has enabled continued missions to the Red Planet, laying the foundation for NASA's Journey to Mars.