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Topic: The Vikings of '76 (Hans-Peter Biemann)
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Philip
Member Posts: 6440
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-26-2026 08:07 AM
   
An interesting read with photos of all engineers, scientists and astronomers: "The Vikings of '76" by Hans-Peter Biemann.  
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jjknap
Member Posts: 307
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 07-26-2026 01:33 PM
Too bad this is not digitized so we can read it. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3999
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-27-2026 05:00 PM
I see it was published almost 50 years ago. It has that "look" (and that's a compliment!) |
Jay Gallentine
Member Posts: 299
From: Shorewood, MN, USA
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 10-29-2026 10:22 AM
This is a real one-of-a-kind book with pictures not seen anywhere else. I have had the privilege of working with Hans-Peter Biemann multiple times and he's an awesome guy whose father, Klaus, just happened to have been an experimenter on Viking. Klaus created Viking's Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometer which was used to examine Martian soil for evidence of organic compounds. (It was NOT a life-detection experiment.) And in 1976, Klaus took his teenage son Hans-Peter along to JPL for the earliest Viking landing and surface operations. At that time, Hans-Peter was an amateur photographer. All the images in the book are his, and there are a LOT of them. They provide an unparalleled look at all sorts of Viking activity going on at JPL during the site selection, landing, and initial life-detection tests. If someone is interested in a copy of this book, I would be happy to contact Hans-Peter on your behalf to find out whether he still has any copies, what the cost might be, etc. etc. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 307
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 10-31-2026 07:49 PM
I would love to get a copy. I am a huge Viking fan. It was the program that hooked me on space when I was in grade school. |
Jay Gallentine
Member Posts: 299
From: Shorewood, MN, USA
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 11-03-2026 07:04 AM
I've contacted Hans-Peter Biemann and am waiting to hear back on availability, cost, etc. I'll follow-up as soon as I know more. |
holcombeyates
Member Posts: 349
From: UK
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 11-03-2026 03:23 PM
Hi keen to hear about this! Thanks
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Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3999
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-04-2026 12:01 PM
I would buy a copy if the price is realistic. |
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