Jul 31 2007
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Phoenix launch delayed
The Phoenix mission to Mars was due to launch on Friday, but nasty weather in Florida has postponed it. The earliest it will launch is Saturday; check the Phoenix site for details.
That’s all well and good, but what about the status of Mars’ mission to Phoenix?
Well, I know one thing that arrived on time. My DVD copy of Roving Mars
More Barsoomian stuff the better.
I saw both the Phoenix and Dawn satellites (Okay, they were faired in the Delta IIs) in Kennedy last month, with thunderheads rolling in behind them, and both have now been delayed from weather. I’ll repeat what I said about Dawn: Kind of a sucky place to shoot off rockets, really.