Soooooo exciting… Great highlights, thanks to EarthSky.org… time lapse photo is awesome
The Insight Mars mission is on its way to the red planet, following a successful May 5, 2018, predawn liftoff from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. InSight‘s lander is due to set down on Mars’ surface in November 2018.
See the takeoff and highlights here: http://earthsky.org/space/mars-insight-mission-launch-window-opens-may-5-2018?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=6bd60002e6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-6bd60002e6-394522281
Chez Froggie 