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Phoenix Hits The Pad
Cape Canaveral FL (KSC) Jul 30, 2007 Mission: Phoenix Location: Launch Pad 17-A Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925 Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2007 Launch Time: 5:35:21 a.m. EDT Phoenix was transported to Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for mating to the Delta II on Monday, July 23. The flight program verification test was conducted successfully on Wednesday, July 25. This is an electrical test that confirms the Delta II and Phoenix are working together as an integrated system. Technicians installed the Delta II payload fairing around the Phoenix spacecraft Friday. The Delta II second stage is scheduled to be loaded with its complement of storable propellants on July 31. The mobile service tower, or gantry, is scheduled to be retracted from around the Delta II at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, for launch the next morning. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Previous status reports Mars News and Information at MarsDaily.com Lunar Dreams and more
Hunt For Life On Mars Goes Underground In New NASA Mission
Washington (AFP) Jul 17, 2007The hunt for evidence of life on Mars will go underground next year when a NASA probe digs beneath the surface of the red planet's arctic northern plains, US scientists revealed Monday. In a departure from previous missions -- which have seen robotic vehicles explore the planet's hills and craters -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will instead dig into Martian soil for conditions favorable to past or present life. |
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