> Delta II rocket lifts off carrying Mars Odyssey spacecraft. April 7 2001
Delta II rocket lifts off carrying Mars Odyssey spacecraft. April 7 2001
author: Nasa/Novapix
reference: e-lus21-00300
Image Size 300 DPI: 14 * 22 cm
The Boeing Delta II rocket carrying the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft blasts into the clear blue sky from Launch Complex 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff occurred at 11:02 a.m. EDT. The launch sends the Mars Odyssey on an approximate 7-month journey to orbit the planet Mars.