The Mars Phoenix lander is the first of NASA's scout missions. Phoenix is designed to analyze the ice and soil samples retrieved by the robotic arm from the Martian arctic's ice-rich soil.
Launch Attempts: 5:26:34 and 6:02:59 a.m. EDT, which is 19:26 and 20:02 AEST.
Mission Page:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ph...ain/index.html
NASA TV:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html