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Phoenix Headed for Martian North Pole in 2007
jschuur writes "After narrowing down the selections to 4 finalists, NASA has chosen the Phoenix Mars lander design for its 2007 Scout Mission to the planet Mars. Phoenix, a joint project between the University of Arizona and Planetary Laboratory was designed after the doomed 1999 Mars Polar Lander and recycles much of its design and instrument ideas. A staggering $325 million grant was awarded to the University of Arizona for the project, which will also include Canadian participation. Phoenix is scheduled to land on Mars in May of 2008."
Don't you mean the Firebird Mars Lander?
obligitory "they're sending a browser/database to Mars?!" comment
... please let this one incorporate better tracking so they can monitor it all the way to the ground... just in case this like a few other notable Martian craft go plunging into the ground at around 300 mph... we can at least see where and how it hit.
Help Brendan pay off his student loans
Rather than make a firebird gag, lets point out that they are delivering it there because the martians called and requested it.
Yes folks, they placed an "Order of the Phoenix".
B'dumph T'sssh.
"I Know You Are But What Am I?"
heh, I never liked Arizona anyway.
10. That old 1981 pontiac is now so rusty that even the junk yards won't take it.
9. Cyclops and Wolverine have been fighing over her for 26 years no. Enough is enough, get her out of the picture.
8. As part of the deal for acquiring the Phoenix Suns, the Martian sports magnate had to buy the whole city.
7. The NHL Phoenix Coyotes got tired of all the ribbing about having a hockey team where there is no ice. The Martian poles way outfreeze Canada. Put that in your back-bacon, Maple Leafs!
6. They wanted to keep those 133 degree summer temperatures. All they have to do now is replace the "+" with a "-".
5. It's part of a plot by Scottsdale to take over the state.
4. "Project Phoenix" wants to shut down by finding Phoenix as the example of life on another planet.
3. It's punishment for the city name violating one of J.K. Rowling's book title trademarks.
2. Get rid of it already, it is too confusing to remember whether or not the O goes before the E.
1. "Because it blocks my view of Tucson".
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Proof of alien life was captured on film; much to the surprise of the people at NASA, a careless martian forgot to throw away his bottle of Aquafina...
Something clever...
The big advance I'm waiting for is the Martian mission to Earth.
"Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!"
deus does not exist but if he does