Zenit away

The Russian Zenit rocket lifted off without incident. The Phobos-Grunt sample-return mission to Mars is underway.



I tried to catch a good snapshot of the rocket lifting off. But I was a little surprised by the suddenness of it. They didn't seem to do a count down. And the little rocket leapt off the pad! So I didn't get a shot of the wild green flame as the motors started up.