Phoenix Mars Lander Adjusts Course
After an Aug. 10 trajectory maneuver, the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander is on a more direct course. It is traveling at 74,200 mph. relative to the Sun, after departing Earth Aug. 4 at 6.8 mi./sec. on board the third stage of a NASA/United Launch Alliance Delta II. The spacecraft fired its four mid-size...
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