News tagged with rovers
Student scientists and engineers develop award-winning rover (w/ Video)
Undergraduates from Arizona State University and the University of Maryland (UMd) took first place in the 2010 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) contest held June 6 to 10 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Mars rover instrument helps identify outcrop of long-sought rare rock on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's amazing what cleaning your glasses can reveal. A mineral-scouting instrument developed at Arizona State University has found an outcrop of rock rich in carbonates in the Columbia Hills ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 03, 2010 |
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On a roll: Designing the next rover to explore Mars
The concept of a wind-powered vehicle that can be used to explore the surface of Mars - a so-called "tumbleweed rover" that would roll over the surface of Mars like a tumbleweed - has been around for more ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 02, 2010 |
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New INL invention could aid Mars probes' search for life
The next generation of Mars rovers could have smaller, cheaper, more robust and more sensitive life-detecting instruments, thanks to a new invention by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National ...
May 24, 2010 |
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Mars rover surpasses Viking 1's longevity record
Pop quiz: What spacecraft holds the record for longest-surviving mission on the bitterly cold and dusty surface of Mars? As of Thursday, there's a new - but possibly temporary - champion.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2010 |
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Image: Mars Rover Sees Distant Crater Rims on Horizon
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has captured a new view of the rim of Endeavour crater, the rover's destination in a multi-year traverse along the sandy Martian landscape.
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May 03, 2010 |
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Cameron helping build 3-D camera for Mars rover
(AP) -- "Avatar" director James Cameron is helping to build a high-resolution 3-D camera on the next-generation Mars rover.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Helicopter Helps Test Radar for 2012 Mars Landing
(PhysOrg.com) -- This spring, engineers are testing a radar system that will serve during the next landing on Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Expanding possibilities of lunar exploration
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer science professor's software innovations give NASA robotic explorer extra capabilities, without the cost in time or money to develop mechanical components.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2010 |
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San Diego Team Delivers Camera for Next Mars Rover
(PhysOrg.com) -- Malin Space Science Systems Inc., San Diego, has delivered the two cameras for the Mast Camera instrument that will be the science-imaging workhorse of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 07, 2010 |
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Mars rover Spirit misses communication session
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit skipped a planned communication session on March 30 and, as anticipated from recent power-supply projections, has probably entered a low-power hibernation ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Opportunity Surpasses 20 Kilometers of Total Driving
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity today surpassed 20 kilometers (12.43 miles) of total driving since it landed on Mars 74 months ago.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Mars Rover Examines Odd Material at Small, Young Crater
(PhysOrg.com) -- Weird coatings on rocks beside a young Martian crater remain puzzling after a preliminary look at data from examination of the site by NASA's Opportunity rover.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2010 |
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NASA Mars Rover Getting Smarter as it Gets Older
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, now in its seventh year on Mars, has a new capability to make its own choices about whether to make additional observations of rocks that it spots ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Spirit's Journey to the Center of Mars
Mars rover Spirit has tenaciously swept, scraped, and squeezed secrets from the forbidding surface of Mars for 6 years. Now at an impasse, up to its belly in sand, it has struggled to tilt its solar panels ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 26, 2010 |
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