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PIA03523: Next Vital Step: Spacecraft Delivery
 Mission:  Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
 Spacecraft:  Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
 Product Size:  720 x 478 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  JPL
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03523.tif (1.034 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03523.jpg (59.56 kB)

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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was delivered in two large containers from Lockheed Martin to Cape Canaveral on an Air Force C-17 cargo plane. Over the next several months, engineers and technicians will prepare the spacecraft for its scheduled launch in August.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-07-19