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Launch of Phoenix
The Phoenix lander bound for the northern plains of Mars is launched atop a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
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Phoenix animation
Project officials narrate animation of Phoenix's launch from Earth, arrival at Mars, touchdown using landing rockets and the craft's robot arm and science gear in action.
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Phoenix to the pad
The Phoenix lander bound for Mars is hauled to Cape Canaveral's pad 17A on July 23 for installation atop the Delta 2 rocket that will propel the craft on its cruise from Earth to Mars.
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Dawn waits for date
The Dawn spacecraft is returned to a processing facility to await a new launch date. The mission was delayed from July to September, prompting the craft's removal from the Delta rocket at pad 17B.
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Photo gallery: Delta rocket launches Mars lander
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft departs Earth atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket at 5:26 a.m. August 4 to begin a 10-month interplanetary cruise to Mars.
Phoenix is headed for the arctic plains of the Red Planet where it will touch down using small rocket engines on May 25, 2008. Equipped with an 8-foot robotic arm, Phoenix will dig up samples of the surrounding soil and water ice for examination within instruments on the lander's science deck.
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The remnant exhaust cloud from the launch is illuminated at sunrise.
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Pad 17A stands empty following successful launch.
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Video coverage for subscribers only:
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PHOENIX LAUNCHES! PLAY
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POST-FLIGHT COMMENTS FROM LAUNCH MANAGER PLAY
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WIDE-SCREEN FROM PATRICK AFB CAMERA PLAY
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TRACKER FOLLOWS ROCKET TO MECO PLAY
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LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM THE PRESS SITE PLAY
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PAD'S MOBILE GANTRY ROLLED BACK FOR LAUNCH PLAY
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NARRATED HIGHLIGHTS OF PHOENIX CAMPAIGN PLAY
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NARRATED HIGHLIGHTS OF ROCKET CAMPAIGN PLAY
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THE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY
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OVERVIEW OF PHOENIX MISSION TO MARS PLAY
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ANIMATION OF PHOENIX WITH NARRATION PLAY
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