Phoenix: Tasks En Route to Mars Include Course Tweak, Gear Checks

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Artist concept of Phoenix in space. Image credit: NASAJPL
Artist concept of Phoenix in space. Image credit: NASA/JPL

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. The 45.9-second burn nudged the spacecraft just the right amount to put it on a course to arrive at the red planet seven months from today.


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