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Orbiter Relays Second-Day Information From NASA Mars Lander
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter successfully received information from the Phoenix Mars Lander Tuesday evening and relayed the information to Earth.
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NASA Mars Lander Prepares to Move Arm
NASA's Phoenix Lander is ready to begin moving its robotic arm, first unlatching its wrist and then flexing its elbow.
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Camera on Mars Orbiter Snaps Phoenix during Landing
A telescopic camera in orbit around Mars caught a view of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suspended from its parachute during the lander's successful arrival at Mars Sunday evening, May 25.
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NASA's Phoenix Spacecraft Reports Good Health After Mars Landing
A NASA spacecraft today sent pictures showing itself in good condition after making the first successful landing in a polar region of Mars.
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NASA's Phoenix Spacecraft Lands at Martian Arctic Site
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed in the northern polar region of Mars today to begin three months of examining a site chosen for its likelihood of having frozen water within reach of the lander's robotic arm.
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Mars Pulls Phoenix In
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander sped on Sunday morning toward its arrival at Mars, as the tug of the Red Planet's gravity accelerated the craft during the final day of its trip from Earth to Mars.
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No Final Nudge Needed for Phoenix
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will reach Mars this evening with no further adjustments to its flight path.
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Phoenix Lander Update: No Saturday Night Maneuver
This is the latest update for the Phoenix Mars Lander mission.
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Phoenix Spacecraft on Course for May 25 Mars Landing
With three days and 3 million miles left to fly before arriving at Mars, NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is on track for its destination in the Martian arctic.
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Closing in on Mars: Course Slightly Adjusted
Phoenix successfully performed a maneuver on May 17 to adjust its course slightly toward the center of the approved landing area.
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NASA Briefings and TV Coverage Schedule for Phoenix Mars Landing →
NASA news briefings, live commentary and updates before and after the scheduled Sunday, May 25 arrival of the agency's Phoenix Mars Lander will be available on NASA Television and on the Web.
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Phoenix Landing Events Schedule
This is a list of events around and during the Phoenix landing on Mars.
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NASA Phoenix Mission Ready for Mars Landing
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice.
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Phoenix Flying True Enough to Skip One Scheduled Adjustment
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander continues on course for its May 25 arrival at Mars.
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NASA Spacecraft Fine Tunes Course For Mars Landing
NASA engineers have adjusted the flight path of the Phoenix Mars Lander, setting the spacecraft on course for its May 25 landing on the Red Planet.
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Spacecraft at Mars Prepare to Welcome New Kid on the Block
Three Mars spacecraft are adjusting their orbits to be over the right place at the right time to listen to NASA's Phoenix lander as it enters the Martian atmosphere on May 25.
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Phoenix: Tasks En Route to Mars Include Course Tweak, Gear Checks
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, launched on Aug. 4 and headed to Mars, fired its four trajectory correction thrusters Wednesday for only the second time.
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Mars-Bound Phoenix Returns First Photo From Trip →
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft, launched Aug. 4, is testing its hardware and software as it flies to Mars. A camera mounted on the craft's robotic arm took this test photo showing the scoop at the end of the arm, verifying that the camera works.
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Phoenix: Radar, Other Gear Pass Checkouts
Two crucial tools for a successful landing of America's latest mission to Mars, the radar and UHF radio on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, have passed in-flight checkouts.
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Mars-Bound Phoenix Adjusts Course
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander today accomplished the first and largest of six course corrections planned during the spacecraft's flight from Earth to Mars.