NASA lost contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
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NASA declared the conclusion of the Phoenix mission after contact was lost with the Phoenix lander.
NASA launched its Mariner 7 space probe from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas-Centaur rocket.
The US Mariner 9 was launched – it went on to become the first satellite to orbit Mars.
Mars had a 'close encounter' with Earth at 34.8 million miles apart.
NASA's MAVEN space probe was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
