Phoenix Mars Lander.

doublehelix · May 6, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Phoenix is expected to conduct a three-month mission studying a northern arctic site on the Red Planet. Phoenix will dig down to an ice-rich layer expected to lie within arm's reach of the surface of Mars. It will analyze the water and soil for evidence about climate cycles and investigate if the environment there has ever been favorable for microbial life. Posted by shuttle_guy</DIV>Thank you, shuttle_guy.  Wow, this prospect excites me!  I am very curious about Mars and the possibility of microbial life.  -dh  <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> doublehelix, Community Manager Imaginova </div>

3488 · May 6, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'> Thanx s_g, it's on my calendar, hope to remember to remind everyone that morning. Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV>Yes absolutely, thank you very much shuttle-guy. I will be tuned in. Lets hope we get to see an MRO HiRISE image of the exact target, as well as seeing any backgroud info on the actual landng site.Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Thank you, shuttle_guy.  Wow, this prospect excites me!  I am very curious about Mars and the possibility of microbial life.  -dh  Posted by doublehelix</DIV>Yes, this is going to be one hell of a mission. Hopefully we will get that information from the trenching, etc. If Phoenix does find evidence of extinct life, it will be the find of the mission, no doubt.Also hopefully the imaging panoramas will tell us about the processes that shaped the landscape i.e:1). Was the landing site an ancient sea bed?2). Has the landscape been sculpted by ice?3). Are there volcanic features, rocks etc?4). Small impact craters, meteorites lying on the surface?I hope we also get to see the first ever movie of the Martian Midnight Sun swooping low over the northern horizon.My biggest fear though & it fills me with horror, is that Phoenix will crash & we will lose the mission. I was part of the campaign to get this mission approved, so needless to say, I am not only looking forward to Phoenix's arrival, I am very deeply worried also.We have MRO, Mars Odyssey & the ESA Mars Express orbiters keeping a very close watch, so if Phoenix is destroyed in a failed landing, we should know why fairly quickly. If all goes well, then we'll want to know why also, so that can be carried forward & emulated in future missions. Hopefully, everything has been thought of. We'll see.Perhaps on Sol 3 we'll have a report like this: http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/blogsPost.php?bID=191Landing Countdown.Days: 19 Hours: 2 Minutes: 51 Seconds: 30Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

3488 · May 6, 2008

Just found these.MRO Colour Imager of area including Phoenix Landing site.http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10634 <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/2/6/1299ec0f-cea0-419b-b67c-ad6de4f85651.Medium.jpg" alt="" /> MRO Context Camera images Dust Devils @ Phoenix Landing site.http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10633<img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/4/1/34bb46e3-591b-4b6d-9137-5ba59f6cad1f.Medium.jpg" alt="" /> MRO Context Camera view of Phoenix landing site.http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10632 <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/1/8/013bfca4-d4e8-4438-8809-f3b8e6a9e5cf.Medium.jpg" alt="" /> Landing Countdown.Days: 19 Hours: 1 Minutes: 42 Seconds: 30Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

bearack · May 7, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Just found these.MRO Colour Imager of area including Phoenix Landing site.http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10634MRO Context Camera images Dust Devils @ Phoenix Landing site.http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10633MRO Context Camera view of Phoenix landing site.http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10632Landing Countdown.Days: 19Hours: 1Minutes: 42Seconds: 30Andrew Brown. Posted by 3488</DIV> Ooooh......can't wait. One thing that will ignite these boards will be all the stellar images and information that will be pouring in from the Phoenix Lander.  <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /> </div>

Philotas · May 10, 2008

Landing Countdown Days:15Hours: 7Minutes: 4Where is Phoenix Now? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

Swampcat · May 10, 2008

NASA Mars Phoenix Flying True Enough to Skip One Scheduled Adjustment NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander continues on course for its May 25 arrival at Mars. After targeting its certified landing site with a trajectory, or flight path, correction maneuver on April 10, the spacecraft's performance has been stable enough for the mission's operators to forgo the scheduled opportunity for an additional trajectory correction maneuver on May 10 and focus on the next such opportunity, on May 17.The Phoenix navigation team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., made that recommendation after assessing the trajectory this week and mission management accepted the recommendation late Thursday. Phoenix has performed three flight path correction maneuvers since its Aug. 4, 2007, launch. Besides the May 17 one, the final opportunity for adjusting the course to hit the targeted landing area will be in the final 24 hours before landing.The first possible confirmation time for the spacecraft's landing on May 25 will be at 4:53 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The event would have happened 15 minutes and 20 seconds earlier on Mars, and then radio signals traveling at the speed of light will take 15 minutes and 20 seconds to cross the distance from Mars to Earth on that day. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> ------------------------------------------------------------------- "I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions as not to discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government."Thomas Jefferson </div>

3488 · May 10, 2008

Thank you very much Swampcat.This mission is going sooooooo well. Hopefully the accuracy of the launch & navigation since, that lead to the cancellation of the TCM on the 10th is an omen for the 25th. <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" />I really hope we get to see the results of the update on the 13th, when details of the actual landing site are revealed. It still looks like Green Valley, in Scandia Colles as evidenced on the updates last week, but to get to see the MRO HiRISE images of the ACTUAL site, will be of immense interest.Once again, thank you very much Swampcat. I expect that MeteorWayne will be very pleased with your update too, as we will both give blow by blow updates on the 25th (look at the MESSENGER Mercury encounter thread to see what I mean. That worked very well. I am staying up that night to assist with updates & to keep up with the latest).Go Phoenix Go.Landing Countdown. Days: 14 Hours: 23 Minutes: 11 Seconds: 45Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

bobble_bob · May 11, 2008

So gutted that i will miss this historic moment as im on my holidays

Will try my best tho to keep uptodate with both this mission and STS124 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

MeteorWayne · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>So gutted that i will miss this historic moment as im on my holidays

Will try my best tho to keep uptodate with both this mission and STS124 Posted by bobble_bob</DIV> Bumparoo.Don't forget Phoenix News Conference at 11 AM EDT today on NASA TV. See s_g's post above for details. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

MeteorWayne · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Bumparoo.Don't forget Phoenix News Conference at 11 AM EDT today on NASA TV. See s_g's post above for details. Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV> It's on now live.... <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

bobble_bob · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>It's on now live.... Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV>Any repeats? i was at work

MeteorWayne · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Any repeats? i was at work

Posted by bobble_bob</DIV> I'll see if they say anything at the end...it's still ongoing. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

Smersh · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I'll see if they say anything at the end...it's still ongoing. Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV>Cheers Wayne. I missed the conference anyway.You can be our NASA "special correspondent" <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <h1 style="margin:0pt;font-size:12px">----------------------------------------------------- </h1>Lady Nancy Astor: "Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea." Churchill: "Nancy, if you were my wife, I'd drink it."Website / forums </div>

MeteorWayne · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Cheers Wayne. I missed the conference anyway.You can be our NASA "special correspondent" Posted by Smersh</DIV> Just a few notes...There will only be about 60 seconds of contact with the craft after landing. Next contact will be about 90 minutes later.During that 60 seconds, there will be a spacecraft health and orientation check. The Mars Express moves on.Interesting, just prior to landing they actually spin Phoenix so the solar arrays will be best aligned with the sun.The arrays should deploy during the Mars Express orbit (used for communication), and the first image should be returned about then, scheduled for release about 2PM EDT the next day (monday).The first images are engineering images looking at dust, and how the craft is sitting on the surface.Landing point is 125.9027 W, 68.151 N.The upper surface is expected to be about 60% water ice. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

doublehelix · May 13, 2008

Thanks, Wayne!-dh <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> doublehelix, Community Manager Imaginova </div>

3488 · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Just a few notes...There will only be about 60 seconds of contact with the craft after landing. Next contact will be about 90 minutes later.During that 60 seconds, there will be a spacecraft health and orientation check. The Mars Express moves on.Interesting, just prior to landing they actually spin Phoenix so the solar arrays will be best aligned with the sun.The arrays should deploy during the Mars Express orbit (used for communication), and the first image should be returned about then, scheduled for release about 2PM EDT the next day (monday).The first images are engineering images looking at dust, and how the craft is sitting on the surface.Landing point is 125.9027 W, 68.151 N.The upper surface is expected to be about 60% water ice. Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV>Thank you very much Wayne, I am still @ work, about to leave to go home, so I missed it. It looks like there's a bit of a wait for the first images, much longer than for the MERs. I will update my Redshift co-ordinates with yours, so thank you for the confirmation of the actual co-ordinates of the aim point.I was under the impression initially, the Phoenix was to image a small patch of ground immediately in front including one of the foot pads (as both Viking landers did), then, image from that point, to the horizon, in front, then transmit that. Afterwards would begin the first 360 degree panorama. By the sounds of it, it ain't so.Below is a mockup of the images you mentioned showing how Phoenix may look on the surface (during testing).http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk77/3488_photos/?action=view&current=test_phx_ort10_pit_small.jpg <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/14/7/beebb7f8-12cf-4e84-a77d-519b96f9e9b2.Medium.jpg" alt="" />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

MeteorWayne · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Thank you very much Wayne, I am still @ work, about to leave to go home, so I missed it. It looks like there's a bit of a wait for the first images, much longer than for the MERs.I will update my Redshift co-ordinates with yours, so thank you for the confirmation of the actual co-ordinates of the aim point.I was under the impression initially, the Phoenix was to image a small patch of ground immediately in front including one of the foot pads (as both Viking landers did), then, image from that point, to the horizon, in front, then transmit that. Afterwards would begin the first 360 degree panorama. By the sounds of it, it ain't so.Below is a mockup of the images you mentioned showing how Phoenix may look on the surface (during testing).http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk77/3488_photos/?action=view&current=test_phx_ort10_pit_small.jpgAndrew Brown. Posted by 3488</DIV> Actually, one of the engineering images will be of the landing pads to see how far they have settled into the soil, and to see how much the pads were crushed (a rough measure of the suface deceleration. They did not mention going to the horizon, though perhaps they just stated the focus of the first images, which is engineering.I didn't take written notes, so we are depending on my RAM; not a great choice if you have one. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

Philotas · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I didn't take written notes, so we are depending on my RAM; not a great choice if you have one. Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV>I saw it too, and you have it just about right. What I didn't get hold of was; when will the first non-engineering images arrive? They mentioned the local time that they were due to arrive, did they not? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

3488 · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Actually, one of the engineering images will be of the landing pads to see how far they have settled into the soil, and to see how much the pads were crushed (a rough measure of the suface deceleration. They did not mention going to the horizon, though perhaps they just stated the focus of the first images, which is engineering.I didn't take written notes, so we are depending on my RAM; not a great choice if you have one. Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV>Cheers Wayne. I think your RAM is better than mine, which is even insulting to those of goldfish.Like yourself, I will be there following every step of EDL, come bad or good news we'll know at the same time.I will be downloading images from the link you provided & I will post them later when I get home. It looks like the image I posted a while back IS the actual site. I am very happy about that as I hoped it would be.1). It is quite smooth.2). There are only a very few boulders around.3). It is clearly permafrost, with no shadow of a doubt.4). The horizon should not be too obscured by hills, etc, that could leave Phoenix in shadow for extended periods. 5). The few boulders around should be close enough for the cameras to determine what type they are, impact ejecta, volcanic, meteorites, etc.Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

MeteorWayne · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Cheers Wayne. I think your RAM is better than mine, which is even insulting to those of goldfish.Like yourself, I will be there following every step of EDL, come bad or good news we'll know at the same time.I will be downloading images from the link you provided & I will post them later when I get home. It looks like the image I posted a while back IS the actual site. I am very happy about that as I hoped it would be.1). It is quite smooth.2). There are only a very few boulders around.3). It is clearly permafrost, with no shadow of a doubt.4). The horizon should not be too obscured by hills, etc, that could leave Phoenix in shadow for extended periods. 5). The few boulders around should be close enough for the cameras to determine what type they are, impact ejecta, volcanic, meteorites, etc.Andrew Brown. Posted by 3488</DIV>Good point andrew. They had a map showing the density of boulders > 1.5 meter in size. The landing ellipse was chosen so the density was such (from Hi Rise images) that there would be 1 or 2 such rocks in an area the size of a football field (US) or pitch (the rest of the world). BTW, they did skip the last course correction maneuver (not needed). One more comes up over this weekend, IIRC, then there is a last one after Phoenix is in Mars' gravity spell about a day before landing (~ 21 hours) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id. I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function </div>

SpaceKiwi · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>It looks like there's a bit of a wait for the first images, much longer than for the MERs. Posted by 3488</DIV> Yes, that is a little surprising to me as well.  My recollection is a little hazy this far down the track, but the MER's initial imaging did seem almost real-time by comparison.  (or as real-time as the distances allow)  We were obviously spoilt by those wildly successful landings and the favourable placement of Odyssey for the data relay. SK  <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/4/4/44553619-be7d-49df-84d7-ef341387648b.Medium.gif" alt="" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Who is this superhero? Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bring Back The Black! </div>

3488 · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'> Yes, that is a little surprising to me as well.  My recollection is a little hazy this far down the track, but the MER's initial imaging did seem almost real-time by comparison.  (or as real-time as the distances allow)  We were obviously spoilt by those wildly successful landings and the favourable placement of Odyssey for the data relay. SK  Posted by SpaceKiwi</DIV>Hi SpaceKiwi. Yes I think we were very spoilt by the MERs in this respect. IIRC Mars Pathfinder was pretty quick also, though Pathfinder did land in the pre dawn darkness. I remember that night very well. On the late news it was announced that Pathfinder landed & sent back a signal, confirming a successful landing & that the airbag approach was a huge success. I stayed up most of that night (in July it gets light early here, by 4:00 AM it is already quite light), watching crap on TV, but they had hourly news bulletins. Then at about 4:00 AM our time, the first images were shown. They were a couple of engineering mugshots & a view of the horizon. Then I knew Pathfinder was going to be OK. Later that morning, they then showed the colour shot with Sojourner on the panel, a puffed up airbag on the right, with the Twin Peaks in the background & boulders leaning in one direction (evidence of a powerful, surging, flooding event in Ares Vallis). Amazing moment that was. I am too young to really remember the Vikings, but Pathfinder was a very special moment, the first surface data from Mars in 21 years, incidently from the original primary site of the Viking 1 lander BTW.Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Good point andrew. They had a map showing the density of boulders > 1.5 meter in size. The landing ellipse was chosen so the density was such (from Hi Rise images) that there would be 1 or 2 such rocks in an area the size of a football field (US) or pitch (the rest of the world). BTW, they did skip the last course correction maneuver (not needed). One more comes up over this weekend, IIRC, then there is a last one after Phoenix is in Mars' gravity spell about a day before landing (~ 21 hours)Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV>Hi Wayne. It is great news that the last course correction maneuver was cancelled, shows how accurately Phoenix is on course for a pin point landing. One or two boulders in the an area the size of a football pitch, does seem good odds against problems with boulders tipping Phoenix over, or wedging the solar panels preventing them opening.Below is the link to the latest update from the NASA Phoenix site (not the University of Arizona one). http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/phoenix-2008050813.htmlLanding sites on Mars using MGS MOLA data.http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marslandingsitesonmgsmosk6.jpg <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/15/8/afd69689-e970-4739-a827-b7bbded168c4.Medium.jpg" alt="" />Simulated view of Phoenix on an actual MRO HiRISE subframe of the landing site, showing only a very few boulders, within the 'sweet spot'.http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marsphoenixlandersimulaov1.jpg <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/4/1/8417d3a4-ce79-4a54-a1b3-440a156b52e4.Medium.jpg" alt="" />As above, but showing an area that could pose problems if Phoenix misses the 'sweet spot'. http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marsphoenixlandersimulaqm4.jpg <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/7/a928ec1c-1b40-4c0b-97b1-8b3492d64647.Medium.jpg" alt="" />Overview of terrain types within the landing ellipse of Phoenix.http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marsphooenixlanderlandicf6.jpg <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/0/9/40b347b1-1ac6-43e3-b927-e56239a0c3a0.Medium.jpg" alt="" />Boulder size ratio per hectare in Phoenix landing ellipse graphic.http://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marsphoenixlanderlandinbc0.jpg <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/0/3/60b1f2d3-0308-4d88-a3f7-b2cf767373ff.Medium.jpg" alt="" /> Landing Countdown.Days: 12 Hours: 1 Minutes: 47 Seconds: 30Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

SpaceKiwi · May 13, 2008

Incidentally, they have been running an item about the upcoming landing attempt on the hourly radio bulletins I have been listening to this morning.  Obviously picked up the story from the news wires after NASA's presser on the event.  On this cold early winter's morning, it warms the spirit to hear Phoenix's journey acknowledged so far from the real centres of activity and interest.  With the regular space-related items I hear on my radio station, I'm convinced the news editor is a bit of a space junkie like the rest of us. SK  <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/5/3/4553d684-5536-4e3b-8367-f5e7870a8b16.Medium.gif" alt="" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Who is this superhero? Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bring Back The Black! </div>

3488 · May 13, 2008

Replying to: <DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Incidentally, they have been running an item about the upcoming landing attempt on the hourly radio bulletins I have been listening to this morning.  Obviously picked up the story from the news wires after NASA's presser on the event.  On this cold early winter's morning, it warms the spirit to hear Phoenix's journey acknowledged so far from the real centres of activity and interest.  With the regular space-related items I hear on my radio station, I'm convinced the news editor is a bit of a space junkie like the rest of us. SK  Posted by SpaceKiwi</DIV>Hi SpaceKiwi, thats excellent news!!! <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/8/14/687d38bb-8367-4558-be96-8c2e5d6e9c47.Medium.gif" alt="" />  It is good to hear of that level of interest, as you say so far from the action. Great to have a space junkie as a radio show host. Hopefully it rubs off on the listeners. Thank you very much for sharing that with us. <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/15/9/cf6b4bf2-5240-4a1c-a9ab-3b8a622dc815.Medium.gif" alt="" />  <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/0/194a65b4-9ff1-4e1e-806c-47148ccb90a1.Medium.gif" alt="" /> With MeteorWayne & myself covering the EDL of Phoenix, whatever is going to happen, you can be sure that SDC will be updated 'live' or as live as we are able to do it.Landing Countdown.Days: 12 Hours: 0 Minutes: 54 Seconds: 40Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before". Linda Morabito on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.http://www.launchphotography.com/ http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearthhttp://web.me.com/meridianijournal </div>

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