Phoenix spacecraft launches towards Mars
{{date|August 4, 2007}}
[[Image:Phoenix Launch 04 08 2007.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The launch of Phoenix.{{image credit|NASA}}.]]
[[NASA]]'s [[w:Phoenix spacecraft|Phoenix spacecraft]] has launched from the [[w:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral Air Force Station]], atop a [[w:Delta II|Delta II]] 7925 rocket, on the first leg of its mission to land on [[w:Mars|Mars]]. Lift-off occurred from [[w:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17|LC-17A]], at 5:26:34 a.m. [[w:EDT|EDT]] ([[w:UTC-4|UTC-4]]). The spacecraft separated from its carrier rocket about 85 minutes after launch.

The mission is the first in NASA's [[w:Mars Scout|Mars Scout]] program. It was originally scheduled to launch on August 3, but was delayed 24 hours due to a weather concern preventing second stage fueling on August 1.

==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=NASA readies Mars lander for launch|date=July 10, 2007}}

==External links==
* [http://www.spaceflightnow.com/mars/phoenix/status.html Spaceflight Now]
* [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html NASA mission page]
* [http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5186 NASAspaceflight.com]

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The launch of Phoenix..
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, atop a Delta II 7925 rocket, on the first leg of its mission to land on Mars. Lift-off occurred from LC-17A, at 5:26:34 a.m. EDT (UTC-4). The spacecraft separated from its carrier rocket about 85 minutes after launch.

The mission is the first in NASA's Mars Scout program. It was originally scheduled to launch on August 3, but was delayed 24 hours due to a weather concern preventing second stage fueling on August 1.
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