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Phoenix Heads for Mars, Spacecraft Healthy

The Phoenix spacecraft has separated from the Delta II rocket and ground controllers at NASA's Deep Space Network have acquired its signal and begun assessing its health. The solar panels that will power the mission's cruise phase will be deployed and Phoenix will be pointed to best receive solar power and communicate with Earth.

The spacecraft has oriented itself to the sun as it was programmed to do. It will use solar panels to generate electricity during the nine-month coast to Mars. A separate set of solar arrays is attached to the lander itself.

4th August, 2007

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: August 4, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Author: BrunoTheQuestionable

Length: 00:10:00
Rating: 4.69
Views: 124947

Tags: Phoenix Mars Lander Launch Liftoff Delta II NASA

Video Comments:
SuperGamer7 (October 28, 2008 at 5:30 pm)
Humans are the Smartest Species! We are smart as a whole, and to be honest, anyone who thinks any differently is wrong!

Honestly, some internet posters do this on purpose just to get noticed, and it makes them look foolish! More than half of the negative things they post aren't true!

We are the best species, PERIOD!
faceofdead (September 29, 2008 at 7:54 am)
well i want to die knowing there is other life somewhere in the galaxy , so NASA - keep working !
xXLoveEdwardCullenXx (November 11, 2008 at 7:52 pm)
i agree with you ^-^. NASA find life somewhere in the galaxy!!
54spiritedwill54 (August 27, 2008 at 3:43 pm)
luv it
dagnemrth (August 18, 2008 at 8:28 pm)
You know what's sad, for a video that shows the some of the finest human achievements, 90% of the comments that followed are so moronic you'd wonder how human beings ever evolved beyond the stone age.

Congrats NASA.
ugowar (September 1, 2008 at 11:38 am)
That's because those achievements were made by the top few percent of the human population. Let's face it, humans as a whole are a pretty dumb species. Idiotic comments are just a tip of the iceberg.
SuperGamer7 (July 31, 2008 at 4:26 pm)
The REAL truth is America is a VERY, VERY smart nation. The fact that we can accomplish great things like this is just one of the many, many reasons why! We have the best scientific institutions in the world, and we never stop learning, or exploring!
Connecticut2009 (August 22, 2008 at 9:33 am)
Tu crees que ustedes son la Nacion mas inteligente del mundo ERROR

Nadie es perfecto
TachieBillano (October 22, 2008 at 9:15 am)
SuperGamer7: I think Connecticut2009 just said, "Your belief that your nation is the most / more intelligent in the world (is) an error...Nothing / nobody is perfect."
aliimmortali (July 28, 2008 at 8:46 pm)
migo5333 gtfo you punk ass bitch redneck, were exploring space cuz its the only worthwhile thing to explore nowadays.....