Europe's first Mars probe has successful liftoff

Europe's first Mars mission, the Mars Express, successfully lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 2 to begin its voyage to Mars, where it is scheduled to arrive in December. The Mars Express vehicle, which consists of an orbiter and a lander dubbed the Beagle 2, was placed in...

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