The Phoenix Awakens

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The Phoenix Awakens

Unread post by MGmirkin » Fri May 30, 2008 4:35 pm

(The Phoenix Awakens; May 28, 2008)

A new robotic platform is now on the surface of Mars searching for signs of life in the northern latitudes. Will it find what it seeks?

“Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more!”
William Shakespeare – King Henry V, Act 3. Scene 1

In a bold move that harkens back to the 1970s, NASA has soft-landed a science station on Mars using retrorocket descent engines. The last successful mission making use of such technology was the Viking lander/orbiter combination that placed two spacecraft on the surface of Mars in 1975.

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