Delta II - Phoenix spacecraft launch

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.

Perched atop a Delta II rocket, the spacecraft left Cape Canaveral Air Force Base at 5:26 a.m. EDT into the predawn sky above Florida's Atlantic coast.

Spacecraft: Phoenix
Launch Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Location: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 17-A
Launch Date: Aug. 4, 2007
Launch Time: 5:26:34.601 a.m. EDT

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[elbi]

it landed :D just a few seconds ago :D

[Zachmister]

me too! i am a space nut and i am anticipated

[xxxrollingrockxxx2]

did u know that can reach zero to 100 in 1.2 seconds?

[highintel]

4:15 Ezekiel's Wheel...

[Hairysteed]

HiRISE took an amazing shot of Phoenix landing on Mars!

[Zachmister]

sadly

[clouds102]

I wish all the best, that phoenix will land on Mars in a few weeks without crash.

Hopefuly ESA gets Exomars done, so we can be also on Mars soon.

Regards from switzerland

[Volksgrenadier2006]

Boo Go ESA :P

And dont forget about the Russians!

[nibble222]

Cheers from Sweden, go NASA!

[Zachmister]

GO NASA