From May 1-31, the Robinson Family Aerospace Mission celebrated the Phoenix Mars Lander’s 10th anniversary on Mars. Throughout the month of May, we have shared interesting facts and details about the Phoenix mission, tracked the launch of InSight, and launched our May Celebration Art Showcase. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us … Continue reading MAY CELEBRATION: Special Thanks
10 Years on Mars. On May 25, 2008, at 23:53:44 UTC, NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander touched down on Green Valley, Vastitas Borealis, Mars. Today, May 25, 2018, marks 10 years since the awe-inspiring, nail-biting landing of the Phoenix. The Robinson Family Aerospace Mission is proud to present 10 Years on Mars, a visual walk through of … Continue reading DAY 25: 10 YEARS ON MARS
Art Showcase The Robinson Family Aerospace Mission is hosting a month-long showcase on our web and social media sites and you are invited to participate by submitting Mars related poetry, books, music, essays, articles, photography, paintings, drawings, graphic designs, t-shirts and more! Submission rules are available at: May Celebration: Art Showcase View our features: … Continue reading DAY 18-24: ART SHOWCASE
Surviving Seven Minutes of Terror. “Radio signals received at 4:53:44 p.m. Pacific Time (7:53:44 p.m. Eastern Time) confirmed the Phoenix Mars Lander had survived its difficult final descent and touchdown 15 minutes earlier. The signals took that long to travel from Mars to Earth at the speed of light.” Phoenix Lands on Mars! The confirmation … Continue reading DAY 17: The Landing
The silica-glass DVD on Mars. In a 2006 press release titled Fly Your Name on NASA’s Phoenix Mission to Mars by Mat Kaplan, The Planetary Society unveiled the “Visions of Mars” DVD, a ‘message in a bottle’ to future Martian explorers. The “Visions of Mars” DVD is a silica-glass disk created and edited by Jon Lomberg, an … Continue reading DAY 16: Visions of Mars
The Robinson Family Aerospace Mission is celebrating the Phoenix Mars Lander’s 10th Anniversary on Mars. Continue reading DAY 15: Reflection
“Both MarCO-A and B say ‘Polo!’” As the Robinson Family Aerospace Mission celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Phoenix Mars Lander, we are also tracking InSight, the sister mission to Phoenix. On May 5, 2018, InSight launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying twin MarCO CubeSats. Though the MarCo CubeSats launched with … Continue reading DAY 14: Tracking MarCO
Rising from the Ashes. What is a Phoenix? A Phoenix is described as a legendary bird that lived for five or six centuries before it burned itself to a pyre and rose again from the ashes; symbolizing a rebirth or a regeneration. Across many cultures, a Phoenix bird is symbolic of a renewal, hope, inspiration and … Continue reading DAY 13: PHOENIX: BEHIND THE NAME
An Update. May 5, 2018, the InSight Mars Lander began its journey to Mars atop an Atlas V rocket. Launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California – the first interplanetary launch from the West Coast – InSight embarked on its 301 million mile mission to Mars. InSight’s primary objective is to give Mars … Continue reading DAY 12: Tracking InSight
“We have water.” “We have water,” Lead Scientist Wiliiam Boynton of the University of Arizona announced in 2008. Boynton, who oversaw the Phoenix Mars Lander’s Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer went on to state that, “We’ve seen evidence for this water ice before in observations by the Mars Odyssey orbiter and in disappearing chunks observed … Continue reading DAY 11: Water Ice on Mars
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