Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Back To Mars

NASA is about to launch another unmanned exploratory mission to our neighbor planet, Mars. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was originally set to launch today but has been put off at least twenty-four hours until tomorrow.

After our previous effort -- the duo of Mars Rovers that are still sending back pictures of the surface of the "red planet" -- the prospect of more information about Mars is of great interest.

Click here to go to a part of NASA's site devoted to the MRO. There you'll find a countdown read-out leading up to the launch plus much background about the mission and Mars, too. And, of course, once the orbiter gets off the ground, this site will provide constant updates about the status and progress of the MRO mission.