Features a gallery with photos, diagrams and Webcam views of the Odyssey spacecraft, and in January 2002 will begin posting images of Mars.
Learn about this mission slated to reach Mars in October, 2001 and begin mapping its minerals, looking for water and analyzing its radiation.
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft entered orbit around the red planet on October 23, 2001. The orbiter will map Mars and serve as a communications relay.
NASA officials say the 2001 Mars Odyssey satellite has performed well and is scheduled to land in October, 2001. Find video of the lift-off.
April, 2001 article reports on the pending launch of the 2001 Mars Odyssey, a craft that will orbit the Red Planet and analyze its composition.