JPL fires jets to aim Mars probe at South Pole landing site
Controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory fired the maneuvering engines on NASA's Mars Polar Lander for 30 seconds Wednesday to set up a landing at the site in the South Pole region selected last month for its scientific interest and relative lack of hazards. The 30-second burn, initiated at 1:07...
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