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Phoenix scheduled to arrive at KSC later today, Lander being transported by C-17 cargo plane |
 May 7 2007, 06:15 PM
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NASA's next Mars spacecraft is set to fly to Florida today...if weather cooperates in snowy Colorado.
Moving Day to Mars Author Leonard David NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander is slated to start its long distance love affair with the red planet today - but by airlift. A C-17 cargo plane is ready at Buckley Air Force Base here in Colorado to deliver the next Mars mission to Florida, the next step toward its blastoff in August. Liftoff is a mere 87 days away atop a Delta 2 booster. Phoenix is targeted for a legged landing at Mars’ arctic region in May 2008. It’s all tender-loving care today as the spacecraft builders, technicians and other specialists at Lockheed Martin Space Systems have crated up the Phoenix spacecraft near Denver, Colorado for its flight to Florida. If the weather cooperates — it’s snowing here this morning — I’ll be onboard the cargo plane headed to the warmer climes of Florida later today. http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2007/05/0...ng-day-to-mars/ -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
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May 10 2007, 10:58 AM
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The last words of the piece tell the actual truth....
"if Mars had the ingredients for life." |
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punkboi Phoenix scheduled to arrive at KSC later today May 7 2007, 06:15 PM
punkboi UPDATE (5/8/07):
"Numbers of “loadmasters” w... May 8 2007, 04:13 PM punkboi Photos of Phoenix's arrival at KSC: May 8 2007, 05:28 PM nprev Great stuff, punkboi...love the pics, thanks!... May 9 2007, 12:38 AM punkboi RE: Phoenix scheduled to arrive at KSC later today May 9 2007, 06:01 AM BPCooper These and more can be found here too:
http://medi... May 9 2007, 06:07 AM
slipstream QUOTE (BPCooper @ May 9 2007, 10:07 AM) T... May 21 2007, 11:50 AM punkboi Phoenix will probably get its own category once Da... May 9 2007, 05:53 PM AlexBlackwell How's this for a sensational headline?:
Probe... May 9 2007, 10:26 PM punkboi New photos of Phoenix up on KSC site:
http://medi... May 10 2007, 05:40 PM djellison I can't see Mardi? It must be there - I thou... May 10 2007, 08:04 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (djellison @ May 10 2007, 01:04 PM)... May 11 2007, 03:26 AM djellison Ahh - way over there - got it - thanks Mike.
Dou... May 11 2007, 07:23 AM djellison This has to be the WORST place to put your office ... May 17 2007, 08:04 PM elakdawalla That'd be a fun one for a caption contest.
-... May 17 2007, 08:26 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 17 2007, 10:26 A... May 17 2007, 08:33 PM djellison Well then it'd be the qualification tests for ... May 17 2007, 09:03 PM Jim from NSF.com That was taken during DMCO testing. Delta Miss... May 17 2007, 10:00 PM |
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