A trio of Mars missions in the starting blocks
"We have lift-off, we have lift-off!"
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Mars scientists investigate ancient life in Australia
As any geologist worth his or her salt will tell you, there are rocks, and then there are rocks. Next July, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are launching rovers to Mars that will search for signs of past microbial ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2019
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Space samples link NASA's Apollo 11 and Mars 2020
On July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 command module Columbia splashed down in the Pacific, fulfilling President Kennedy's goal to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth. Among the mission's many firsts was the acquisition ...
Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2019
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To image leaky atmosphere, NASA rocket team heads north
On a frigid morning in early December, a team of NASA rocket scientists will huddle in the control room in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, a remote archipelago off the northern coast of Norway. Here at the world's northernmost rocket ...
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2018
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BepiColombo to target mid-October launch
Europe's first mission to Mercury will target the early morning of 19 October for launch, Arianespace and ESA announced today.
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2018
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Video: To Europe's spaceport
Meet our new space explorers, the spacecraft of the BepiColombo mission, as they begin their adventure to planet Mercury. But first, they have to navigate through Amsterdam Schiphol airport to reach Europe's Spaceport in ...
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2018
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Image: Sounding rocket launches CHESS mission to study the matter between stars
The Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph, or CHESS 4, was successfully launched on a NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket at 12:47 p.m. EDT, April 16 (4:47 a.m. local, April 17) from the Kwajalein Atoll in ...
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2018
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Bound for Mars—countdown to first interplanetary launch from California
In the early morning hours of May 5, millions of Californians will have an opportunity to witness a sight they have never seen before - the historic first interplanetary launch from America's West Coast. On board the 189-foot-tall ...
Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2018
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SpaceX readies second launch using recycled rocket, spaceship
SpaceX is poised Monday to send supplies to astronauts on the International Space Station aboard a rocket booster and a cargo ship that have both flown before.
Space Exploration
Apr 02, 2018
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BepiColombo gets green light for launch site
The mission passed a major review yesterday, meaning that the three BepiColombo spacecraft, along with ground equipment and mission experts, are confirmed to start the move from ESA's centre in the Netherlands to Europe's ...
Space Exploration
Mar 09, 2018
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