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Title: Viking Lander spacecraft battery. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7219012

The Viking Lander was the first spacecraft to fly a sterilized nickel--cadmium battery on a mission to explore the surface of a planet. The significant results of the battery development program from its inception through the design, manufacture, and test of the flight batteries which were flown on the two Lander spacecraft are documented. The flight performance during the early phase of the mission is also presented.

Research Organization:
Martin Marietta Corp., Denver, CO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
NAS7-100; JPL-649000
OSTI ID:
7219012
Report Number(s):
N-77-20557; NASA-CR-152618; MCR-76-321
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English