NASA spacecraft barreling toward a Mars landing (Update)
After an 8 1/2-month voyage through space, NASA's souped-up Mars spacecraft zoomed toward the red planet for what the agency hopes will be an epic touchdown.
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Australia is 'all ears' for Mars landing
(Phys.org) -- NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will land on Mars on Monday 6 August (AEST). The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, which CSIRO manages on behalf of NASA, will be the main tracking station for the landing. ...
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2012
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New York's Times Square to broadcast Mars landing
The highly anticipated landing of NASA's sophisticated $2.5 billion rover on Mars will be broadcast on a large screen in New York City's Times Square, NASA said on Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2012
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Mars Odyssey orbiter repositioned to phone home Mars landing
(Phys.org) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover.
Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2012
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NASA Mars Rover team aims for landing closer to prime science site
(Phys.org) -- NASA has narrowed the target for its most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, which will land on the Red Planet in August. The car-sized rover will arrive closer to its ultimate destination for science operations, ...
Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2012
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Mojave Desert tests prepare for NASA Mars Roving
(Phys.org) -- Team members of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission took a test rover to Dumont Dunes in California's Mojave Desert this week to improve knowledge of the best way to operate a similar rover, Curiosity, currently ...
Space Exploration
May 14, 2012
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Russia's Mars probe will crash to Earth in January
A Russian spacecraft bound for a moon of Mars and stuck in Earth's orbit will come crashing back next month, but its toxic fuel and radioactive material on board will pose no danger of contamination, the Russian space agency ...
Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2011
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Gale crater reported front-runner for MSL landing site
A 150-kilometer-wide hollow on Mars named Gale Crater has emerged as the front-runner for the potential landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, which will head to Mars this fall. Nature News and the ...
Space Exploration
Jun 24, 2011
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Entry, descent and surface science for 2016 ExoMars mission
ESA and NASA have announced the scientific investigations selected for their 2016 ExoMars lander demonstrator. They will probe the atmosphere during the descent, and return the first ever data on electrical fields at the ...
Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2011
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Five things about NASA's Mars Curiosity rover
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars Science Laboratory, aka Curiosity, is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term program of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. The mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., ...
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2010
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