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Topic: NASA Phoenix Set to Land on Mars

#	Author	Message
1	Rebekah Sun 5/25/2008 4:35p	In less than 20 minutes the Phoenix Mars Lander will hopefully land safely on Mars. It is being broadcast over the web at NASA.gov/phoenix and on NASA TV. Landing on Mars has proven difficult so as entry begins they refer to that period as "7 Minutes of Terror" Event Time (UTC) Time (PST) Cruise Stage Separation 23:39:17 16:39:17 Turn-to-Entry 23:39:47 16:39:47 Entry 23:46:17 16:46:17 Nominal Plasma Black out start 23:47:05 16:47:05 Nominal Plasma Black out end 23:49:05 16:49:05 Nominal Heatshield Deployment 23:50:12 16:50:12 Nominal Lander Leg Deployment 23:50:22 16:50:22 Nominal Lander Separation 23:52:50 16:52:50 Nominal Touch Down 23:53:33 16:53:33 Good luck. Click here for an updating blog on the mission http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pa...525.html
2	Rebekah Sun 5/25/2008 4:36p	The first time listed after the event is UTC and the second time is PST. R.
3	X-san Sun 5/25/2008 6:56p	Hey Rebekah! Long time no speak. Nice to see your post! Very interesting, this. Thanks for the link. Looks like it was a successful landing. :)
4	-em Sun 5/25/2008 7:00p	I played the refresh game with the countdown and was glad to see it land safely- Ive become such a space nerd since moving out here its nuts...
5	DVC_dad Sun 5/25/2008 8:42p	<<<After a journey of 10-months and more than 400 million miles, Phoenix has arrived at the Red Planet to begin its study of water and possible conditions for life.>>>

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