All Articles Tagged As: phoenix lander

Phoenix mission to Mars will search for climate clues (5/23/2008)

On May 25, 2008, approaching 5 p.m. PDT, NASA scientists will be wondering: Just how green is their valley? ...> Full Article

Phoenix about to land on Mars (5/16/2008)

NASA's Phoenix Lander is due to land on Mars this month (May) where it will probe the arctic landscape searching for conditions favourable for past or present life ...> Full Article

Mars Express one of three orbiters preparing for Phoenix landing (2/29/2008)

A trio of NASA and ESA spacecraft orbiting Mars are preparing for the 25 May arrival of NASA's Phoenix lander. ESA's Mars Express has already started adjusting its orbit to provide critical back-up monitoring of Phoenix. ...> Full Article

Phoenix Mars Lander Status Report: Radar, Other Gear Pass Checkouts (9/7/2007)

Two crucial tools for a successful landing of America's latest mission to Mars, the radar and UHF radio on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, have passed in-flight checkouts. ...> Full Article

NASA's Mars-Bound Phoenix Adjusts Course Successfully (8/16/2007)

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander accomplished on Aug. 10 the first and largest of six course corrections planned during the spacecraft's flight from Earth to Mars. ...> Full Article

Phoenix Mars Lander To Try And Answer: Is there life on Mars? (8/15/2007)

As NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander hurtles toward the "Red Planet," Tufts' Sam Kounaves and his research team await the chance to answer the big question: Is there life on Mars? ...> Full Article

Mars Express Orbiter will keep an eye on Phoenix Lander (8/7/2007)

ESA's Mars Express will keep an eye on NASA's Phoenix lander as it makes its way to the Martian surface, setting an example for international cooperation and interplanetary networking. ...> Full Article

NASA Spacecraft Heads For Polar Region Of Mars (8/6/2007)

NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission blasted off Saturday, aiming for a May 25, 2008, arrival at the Red Planet and a close-up examination of the surface of the northern polar region. ...> Full Article

Phoenix Launch Set For August 3 (7/29/2007)

Launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 3, from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. There are two instantaneous launch times, 5:35:18 and 6:11:24 a.m. EDT. NASA's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center is responsible for the launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket. United Launch Alliance is conducting the launch service for NASA. Should the launch be postponed 24 hours for any reason, the launch times are 5:26:31 and 6:02:55 a.m. EDT. For a 48-hour postponement, the launch times are 5:17:23 and 5:53:59 a.m. EDT. ...> Full Article

Search For Life In Martian Ice Relies On UK Technology (7/28/2007)

The Martian surface will be explored for conditions favorable for past or present life thanks to micro-machine technology supplied by Imperial College London. ...> Full Article