ORIGINAL VINTAGE SET OF 6 MARS PATHFINDER/SOJOURNER RETURN TO THE RED PLANET
JPL NASA JET PROPULSION LAB 35MM SLIDES
-- THIS IS A VINTAGE SET OF 35MM SLIDES INCLUDES:
-- SOJOURNER FINAL CHECKING AT KSC
-- CRUISE STAGE AND SPACECRAFT MATED
-- CRUISE STAGE AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
-- AIRBAG INFLATION TEST
-- PATHFINDER LANDING
-- MARS GLOBAL VIEW
-- THESE ORIGINAL 35MM COLOR SLIDES WERE PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE US JET PROPULSION LABORATORIES AND ARE STAMPED AS SUCH ON EACH SLIDE
-- PATHFINDER PARACHUTED THROUGH THE THIN MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE, INFLATED A PROTECTIVE COCOON OF AIRBAGS AND BOUNCED TO A SOFT TOUCHDOWN JUST AFTER 1 PM EDT ON THE 4TH OF JULY. AFTER A SIX-MONTH VOYAGE, IT LANDED PRECISELY ON TARGET AND BEGAN PERFORMING NEARLY FLAWLESSLY. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING THE SURFACE, THE SPACECRAFT BEGAN SENDING ITS FIRST IMAGES OF THE RED PLANET...
-- CONDITION: EXCELLENT. THIS SET OF 6 JET PROPULSION LABS 35MM SLIDES IS A VINTAGE ITEM AND WAS WELL CARED FOR BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN A CUSTOM CASE, NO SCRATCHES OR WEAR ARE EVIDENT BUT THERE IS SOME PENCIL WRITING ON THE BACKS OF A FEW AS SHOWN. PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR DETAILED PHOTOS, THANK YOU!
-- APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS:
-- 35MM SLIDES
-- LOC: J3 BIN 9
-- INV#: ART-1063E
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