May 10 2008
Nine-plus months since departing the Earth, the Phoenix Mars Lander is nearing touchdown on the Red Planet. The powered-descent lander is due to land near Mars' north polar region on May 25 at 7:53pm EDT Earth-receive time.
The Shuttle Discovery is then due to lift off May 31 on STS-124 with Kibo.
Launch viewing info.
Photos from my voyage to Chile, Argentina, Antarctica, Uruguay and the Falklands continue to be posted here.
Gallery
