Phoenix Descending
Charles Johnson
Sun May 25, 2008 at 4:22 pm PDT • Views: 306
A live feed from the NASA control room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, as the Phoenix mission prepares to land on Mars: msnbc.com video: NASA gets set for Mars landing.
UPDATE at 5/25/08 4:25:10 pm:
Another live feed at NASA TV.
UPDATE at 5/25/08 4:55:17 pm:
Looks like a complete success — touchdown! And data links are all working.
UPDATE at 5/25/08 4:57:54 pm:
Correction: still one important step before it’s a complete success. The solar panels have to unfold correctly; they won’t do this until the dust has a chance to settle.
Frank says: