https://youtube/watch?v=lMmyEJiOB-8 LIVE feed from Mission control. So far Forward Rotation has completed, the spacecraft just entered the shadow of Mars, The critical moment of the Engine burn starts in about 25 minutes, then the spacecraft passes in the shadow of Mars (No line of sight with either earth or the Sun). The engine burn continues for roughly 40 minutes. A few minutes later the Spacraft emerges from the shadow and we will know around 10 pm MT whether the orbit insertion was successful.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 02:01:19 +0000