Rocket ascent
January 16, 2005
Stowed in the nose cone of this Delta II rocket, the Mars Exploration Rover blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It's destination: the planet Mars.
Topics:
Environment, Delta II, Mars Exploration Rover, Space exploration, Colonization of Mars, Opportunity rover, Exploration of Mars, Rover, Rocket, Mars probe program, Florida, Kennedy Space Center
