Cutaway Diagram

Image credit: Rockwell International
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Image credit: Grumman
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Over Phobos

Electrostatic ion-powered five-man spacecraft passing over Mars’ moon Phobos on the way to Mars. One of two “scout cars” will land on the tiny moon and rendezvous with the ship later.

Mars: Planet for Conquest
by Erik Bergaust
G.P Putnam’s Sons, 1967

Rocketdyne
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Short Final

Stunning representation of a NAR Phase A orbiter about to land by Henry Lozano Jr., from the collection of everyone’s favorite space archivist.

Image credit: North American Rockwell
Image source: Mike Acs

Deployment

Image credit: NASA
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NASA-S-72-1139-X

Image credit: NAR / NASA MSFC
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