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phoenix mars lander

Phoenix has landed

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I remember when President Kennedy committed to putting someone on the moon. The Space Race launched a lot more than just rockets to the moon. It launched science and engineering as the jobs of the future.

Not exactly the simile that comes to mind . . .

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While some of my closest friends are members of Unions . . . this simile--offered by a NASA scientist in an article about America's "Phoenix" Mars Lander (here), seemed to miss the mark:

Mission co-scientist Ray Arvidson of Washington University in St.

Robot on Mars

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Last August the USA launched a Delta 7952 launch vehicle with a robot inside.

The robot is called the Phoenix Mars Lander. Getting to Mars is not much of a problem...Landing on Mars and being capable of functioning afterward is quite the accomplishment.

I love this stuff. It's proof to me that America did not always dislike Science and that a good portion of it still reveres the rigorous

For a Phoenix that won't rise from the ashes

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Here's to a safe landing for the Phoenix Mars Lander. I'll have my fingers crossed tonight.

I'm so ready to learn what Phoenix can tell us. Will Mars show signs of habitability? I really hope so!

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