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How Will MSL Navigate to Mars? Very Precisely
Getting the Mars Science Laboratory to the Red Planet isn’t as easy as just strapping the rover on an Atlas…
Contact Established with Phobos-Grunt Spacecraft — Can the Mission Go On?
[/caption] Editor’s note: Dr. David Warmflash, principal science lead for the US team from the LIFE experiment on board the…
Mars Rover Finds a Turkey Haven for the Holiday
[/caption] What does a Mars Rover do for the Thanksgiving holiday? While one rover will be sitting on the launchpad,…
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Science Rich Gale Crater and NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover in Glorious 3-D – Touchdown in a Habitable Zone
[/caption] Curiosity, NASA’s next Mars rover is on target to launch this Saturday, Nov 26 from the Florida Space Coast…
Can Phobos-Grunt Still be Saved? Scientists Hold Out Hope as Deadlines Loom
[/caption] Editor’s note: Dr. David Warmflash, principal science lead for the US team from the LIFE experiment on board the…
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Curiosity Powered Up for Martian Voyage on Nov. 26 – Exclusive Message from Chief Engineer Rob Manning
[/caption] “We are ready and so is Curiosity !” Says Rob Manning, Curiosity Chief Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
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NASA’s Curiosity Set to Search for Signs of Martian Life
[/caption] Nov 19 Update: MSL launch delayed 24 h to Nov. 26 - details later In just 7 days, Earth’s…
Consolation Prize for Phobos-Grunt? Experts Consider Possibilities for Sending Spacecraft to Moon or Asteroid
[/caption] Editor’s note: Dr. David Warmflash, principal science lead for the US team from the LIFE experiment on board the…
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Book Review: Martian Summer
[/caption] The Mars Phoenix Lander has long since gone quiet on the frigid, dusty plains of Mars. Its legacy however…
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Massive Motion – NASA’s Mobile Launcher Moves to Launch Pad
Video of Mobile Launcher on its move out to Launch Complex 39B courtesy of Alan Walters/awaltersphoto.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla –…