{"id":15647,"date":"2016-03-17T17:27:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T09:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/marvel-at-mondays-mars-launch-with-these-photos\/"},"modified":"2016-03-17T17:27:54","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T09:27:54","slug":"marvel-at-mondays-mars-launch-with-these-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/marvel-at-mondays-mars-launch-with-these-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel at Monday\u2019s Mars launch with these photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look back at the fiery blastoff of a Russian Proton rocket Monday with the ExoMars 2016 mission to examine the red planet\u2019s atmosphere and test new European entry, descent and landing technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The 191-foot-tall (58-meter) rocket took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0931:42 GMT (5:31:42 a.m. EDT) Monday with the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli lander.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 11 hours later, the rocket\u2019s Breeze M upper stage deployed the ExoMars orbiter on a trajectory toward Mars after a series of maneuvers to build up enough energy to escape Earth\u2019s gravity.<\/p>\n<p>The ExoMars mission will arrive at Mars on Oct. 19, making it the European Space Agency\u2019s second probe to explore the red planet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13478\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13478\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-12.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-12.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-12-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13480\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13480\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-11.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-11.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-11-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13481\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13481\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-17.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-17.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-17-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13483\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13483\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-8.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-8.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-8-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13482\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13482\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-9.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-9.jpg 700w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13484\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13484\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-14.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-14.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-14-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13485\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13485\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13486\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13486\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-4.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13488\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13488\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-7.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-7.jpg 700w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13489\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13489\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-7.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-7.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-7-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13490\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13490\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-13.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-13.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-13-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13491\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13491\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13492\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13492\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-10.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-10.jpg 700w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13493\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13493\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13494\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13494\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-25.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-25.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-25-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13495\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13495\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-10.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-10.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-10-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13496\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13496\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13497\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13497\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-21.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-21.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-21-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13499\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13499\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13501\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13501\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-5.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-5.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13492\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13492\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-10.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-10.jpg 700w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff_node_full_image_2-10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13505\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13505\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-6.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-6-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13506\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13506\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-16.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-16.jpg 620w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ExoMars_2016_liftoff-16-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look back at the fiery blastoff of a Russian Proton rocket Monday with the ExoMars 2016 mission to examine the red planet\u2019s atmosphere and test new European entry, descent and landing technologies. The 191-foot-tall (58-meter) rocket took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0931:42 GMT (5:31:42 a.m. EDT) Monday with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1601,1968,831,2297,3022,1969,367,2110],"class_list":["post-15647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-baikonur-cosmodrome","tag-breeze-m","tag-european-space-agency","tag-exomars","tag-exomars-2016","tag-khrunichev","tag-mars","tag-proton"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15647"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15647\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}