NASA Spacecraft Appears to Have Landed on Mars - NYTimes.com
NASA Spacecraft Appears to Have Landed on Mars - NYTimes.com
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft appeared Sunday to have made a safe, flawless landing on Mars.Some early picturesIn the mission support room during the final, tense minutes before the landing, long stretches of quiet were punctuated by cheers and clapping as confirmation of crucial events like the deployment of the parachute were confirmed.
Then, at 7:53 p.m. Eastern time, Richard Kornfeld, the lead communications officer for entry, descent and landing, announced: “Touchdown signal detected.” The mission controllers erupted in cheers and began hugging one another in congratulations.
Check out NASA for updates.
Also Mars Phoenix is using twitter (thanks Steve)
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VERY Cool. We are on Mars looking for LIFE!! VERY Cool.
Remember we landed on Mars in 1976. We have been waiting over 30 years for an answer to the life question. Maybe this will resolve the issue.
Here are some of the first picks back, for those of you who are interested.
http://twitter.com/MarsPhoenix
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