Phoenix Rising
May 25, 2008
The Phoenix mission is the first chosen for NASA’s Scout program, an initiative for smaller, lower-cost, competed spacecraft. Named for the resilient mythological bird, Phoenix uses a lander that was intended for use by 2001′s Mars Surveyor lander prior to its cancellation. It also carries a complex suite of instruments that are improved variations of those that flew on the lost Mars Polar Lander.
Topics:
Environment, Mars, Spacecraft, Space exploration, Law Crime, Mars Scout Program, Mare Boreum quadrangle, Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander, Mars Polar Lander, Lander, Phoenix, NASA, Unmanned spacecraft, Politics
