Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Dr. von Braun with Pioneer IV
Full Description:
Dr. von Braun and engineers inspect two components of Pioneer IV satellite, the payload of the Juno II AM14, March 1, 1959. The mercury batteries (left) would be used to power the radio transmitter, cosmic radiation counter and other instruments in Pioneer IV. The conical shroud placed over instruments of Pioneer IV was plated with gold to improve conductivity. The metal surface also served as the anterna for the probe's instruments signaling back to the Earth receiving stations.
Date of Image:
1959-03-01
Category:
Wernher von Braun
term:
Pioneer IV
term:
Dr. von Braun
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
March 1, 1959
facet_when_year:
1959
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
5902931
NIX #:
MSFC-5902931
MSFC Negative Number:
5902931
UID:
SPD-MARSH-5902931
original url: