Mars Lander - Lift Off - 3X Upscale of the Original Estes Model This was launched on a Cesa This is the first launch of the 3X Mars Lander, September 8, 2012, in North Branch, MN at the Tripoli MN lauch site. This is just lift-off, hopefully more video to come. This is an upscale of the original Mars Lander kit by Estes Rockets introduced in 1969. This kit is for sale through Colossus Rockets and its sole distributor Off We Go Rocketry.