NASA announced today that Phoenix, a mission proposed by the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, will be the first Scout mission to Mars. Phoenix is a robotic lander designed to search for signs of water on the Red Planet. The spacecraft, which will launch for Mars in 2007, beat out three other proposed missions in NASA’s Scout competition.
August 4th, 2003
UTD scientist gets $4M grant for Mars mission Dallas Business Journal
A space scientist at The University of Texas at Dallas is a member of a team selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to undertake the first of the space agency’s “scout” missions to Mars, scheduled for launch in 2007 and arrival one year later.
August 4th, 2003
NASA Selects UA ‘Phoenix’ Mission to Mars UA News Services
Tucson soon will be base for an exciting, historic lander mission to Mars. NASA today selected the University of Arizona “Phoenix” mission as the first Scout mission in its Mars Exploration Program. It will be launched in 2007. Phoenix will land at Mars
August 4th, 2003
NASA’S First Scout Mission Selected For 2007 Mars Launch
NASA today selected Phoenix, an innovative and relatively low-cost mission, to study the red planet, as the first Mars Scout mission. The Phoenix lander mission is scheduled for launch in 2007. The 2007 Scout mission joins a growing list of spacecraft aimed at exploring Mars. It also represents NASA’s first fully competed opportunity for a dedicated science-driven mission.
August 4th, 2003
NASA Picks Mars Lander For First Scout Mission
NASA selected today a new lander mission to explore the high northern latitudes of Mars. That zone is thought be the site of a rich reservoir of sub-surface ice. Under the space agency’s Mars Scout program, the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory will build Phoenix. The craft is set to haul a set of built but never flown instruments designed for a cancelled 2001 Mars Surveyor Lander.
August 1st, 2003
ASU, UA scientists seek $350 million Mars grant The Arizona Republic
Arizona State University and University of Arizona space scientists are about to go into orbit with anxiety waiting for a decision from NASA on who will get a $350 million space project. Announcement of the winner will come today or Monday, officials at both schools said.
January 6th, 2003
NASA Names ASU Finalist for 2007 Mars Mission Breakiron
BREAKIRON Animation&Design today announced its role in depicting the Arizona State University (ASU) proposal for NASA’s 2007 Scout mission space project. ASU is currently one of four finalists in mission design for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program.
December 6th, 2002
UA’s Proposed Phoenix Mission to Mars May Fly in 2007 University of Arizona
In June 2008, a lander mission called Phoenix could deliver tools to search for habitable zones and the history of water on Mars. NASA today announced that the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory’s Phoenix mission has been selected as one of four candidates to fly NASA’s first Mars Scout Mission, cost-capped at $325 million, planned for launch in 2007. Peter H. Smith of the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory heads the Phoenix mission.
August 15th, 2001
Canceled Mars Lander Could Be Resurrected for 2007 Launch
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