NASA's Odyssey begins six-month trek to Mars after flawless launch

Two years after heartbreaking, back-to-back failures of two U.S. probes, NASA is on its way back to Mars this week after a flawless launch over the weekend of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. "The spacecraft seems to be performing beautifully and we're...

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