Description

Photograph of a diagram of a space probe. Stamp on verso reads "Instrumentation Laboratory M.I.T, Date: May 2 1960 Print No. 17022". Original Credit Line: M.I.T. Instrumentation Lab, 17022.

Original Caption: "This cutaway drawing of the M.I.T. Recoverable Interplanetary Space Probe shows the location of instrumentation and electronic devices that would be used for a photographic reconnaissance mission to the planet Mars. Devised by the M.I.T. Instrumentation Laboratory, the 340 pound vehicle contains highly complex, reliable instrumentation. (Photo courtesy M.I.T. Instrumentation Lab)".