A NASA Mars lander has this mythic name because it was made of parts from a scrapped 2001 mission
Yesterday's answer: What... [DOC] [TLE] Phoenix Mars Lander Arrives at Mars - Mars - X-Plane.Org Forum [PAR] May 22, 2008 ... Incidentally, the lander's name of Phoenix, isn't just for the name of the city ... to 
the mythical bird that rose from its ashes, because the lander was pieced 
together from parts leftover from a scrapped 2001 mission.