Mars Science Laboratory

Phobos-Grunt and Yinghuo-1 Encapsulated for Voyage to Mars and Phobos

[/caption] Phobo-Grunt, Russia’s first interplanetary mission in nearly two decades, has now been encapsulated inside the payload fairing and sealed…

13 years ago

NASA Robot seeks Goldmine of Science and Sun at Martian Hill along vast Crater

[/caption] NASA’s intrepid robogirl Opportunity is now swiftly scouting out locations at a Martian hill along gigantic Endeavour crater that…

13 years ago

Phobos and Jupiter Conjunction in 3 D and Amazing Animation – Blastoff to Martian Moon near

http://youtu.be/u60IkqWF5D4 Video Caption: Phobos and Jupiter in Conjunction - taken from Mars orbit ! A movie of the 1 June…

13 years ago

Mars500 Crew Ready To Open Hatch

[/caption] With less than 48 hours left to go - and after 520 days - the Mars500 crew will officially…

13 years ago

Closing the Clamshell on a Martian Curiosity

[/caption] Curiosity’s clamshell has been closed. And it won’t open up again until a few minutes after she blasts off…

13 years ago

Russia Fuels Phobos-Grunt and sets Mars Launch for November 9

[/caption] Russia’s Space Agency, Roscosmos, has set November 9 as the launch date for the Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars and…

13 years ago

Curiosity Buttoned Up for Martian Voyage in Search of Life’s Ingredients

[/caption] Take a good last, long look at the magnificent robot that is Curiosity, because she’s been all buttoned up…

13 years ago

Phobos-Grunt and Yinghou-1 Arrive at Baikonur Launch Site to tight Mars Deadline

[/caption] Barely in the nick of time, Russia’s groundbreaking Phobos-Grunt interplanetary spacecraft to Mars finally arrived on Monday (Oct. 17)…

13 years ago