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Business/Financial

Phoenix Spacecraft Healthy, Solar Arrays Produce More Power Than Expected

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Monday, July 21st, 2008

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The Phoenix Mars Lander is performing well, with its solar arrays generating more electricity than expected so that Phoenix hours of operation each day can be extended, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The amount of power Phoenix solar arrays produce exceeded pre-landing predictions, enabling the spacecraft team to extend the daily operating hours of the science instruments, the company stated at the Farnborough Air Show near London. "On the surface, the Phoenix spacecraft is operating better than we had planned.…

Congress

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Army

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