Workers at Launch Complex 17B on Cape Canaveral Air Station prepare to enclose the Mars Pathfinder and its PAM-D upper stage booster in a protective payload fairing. The Pathfinder is perched atop the Delta II expendable launch vehicle that will propel the spacecraft into orbit. Liftoff is set for Dec. 2 at 2:09 a.m. EST.
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Workers at Launch Complex 17B on Cape Canaveral Air Station prepare to enclose the Mars Pathfinder and its PAM-D upper stage booster in a protective payload fairing. The Pathfinder is perched atop the Delta II expendable launch vehicle that will propel the spacecraft into orbit. Liftoff is set for Dec. 2 at 2:09 a.m. EST.