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Posted by: BYEMAN Dec 23 2022, 06:12 PM

These photos were taken in Hangar AE or the LC-5/6 ESA

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAkmNC

Posted by: StargazeInWonder Dec 24 2022, 12:05 AM

Thanks for these! Mariner 2 deserves a special kind of reverence – this was the first planetary probe, and the people working on it were doing something that no one had done before. It's particularly striking that Mariner 2 had a successful flyby of Venus in 1962, while Ranger 7 was the first successful U.S. lunar mission in 1964, and Mariner 4 flew by Mars in 1965. It's wonderful to see photos from this landmark mission (pair).

Posted by: Xerxes Dec 27 2022, 05:53 PM

Very cool. I love the vibe of moving an interplanetary spacecraft by hitching it to the back of a pickup truck.

BTW, these are mirrored:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155900140@N02/52581647131/in/album-72177720304688184/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155900140@N02/52581917529/in/album-72177720304688184/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155900140@N02/52582081305/in/album-72177720304688184/

Posted by: HSchirmer Dec 28 2022, 02:20 PM

Oh, just check out the early Indian space program-

Posted by: Brian Swift Dec 28 2022, 11:03 PM

Nice selfie. Can't quite make out brand/model of camera https://www.flickr.com/photos/155900140@N02/52582166368/in/album-72177720304688184/

Posted by: BYEMAN Dec 30 2022, 06:19 PM

Microscope

Posted by: mcaplinger Dec 30 2022, 07:15 PM

He's looking at the photographer who's reflected in the shiny panel on the left side of the image. Looks like an old 4x5 camera like a Speed Graphic.

Posted by: PDP8E Dec 30 2022, 10:53 PM

90% sure it is a 4x5 Graflex Crown --but 100% sure that is Kevin Costner