Phoenix ready for Sunday Mars landing
Posted: Fri, May 23, 2008, 12:44 PM ET (1644 GMT)
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is good health and on course to land on Mars on Sunday, project officials said Thursday. Phoenix is scheduled to land in the north polar regions of Mars late Sunday, with the earliest possible indication of a successful landing at 7:53 pm EDT (2353 GMT). The spacecraft is on course to land less than 13 kilometers from the center of its target area, an accuracy high enough that mission controllers may skip a planned trajectory correction maneuver on Saturday. The spacecraft itself is in good condition in advance of Sunday's landing attempt.
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is good health and on course to land on Mars on Sunday, project officials said Thursday. Phoenix is scheduled to land in the north polar regions of Mars late Sunday, with the earliest possible indication of a successful landing at 7:53 pm EDT (2353 GMT). The spacecraft is on course to land less than 13 kilometers from the center of its target area, an accuracy high enough that mission controllers may skip a planned trajectory correction maneuver on Saturday. The spacecraft itself is in good condition in advance of Sunday's landing attempt.
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