Astronauts may play role in Mars robotic missions
NASA's future plans to explore Mars may end up using astronauts as space messengers.
NASA's future plans to explore Mars may end up using astronauts as space messengers.
Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2012
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The Mars Science Laboratory team has identified their target for the first full-up contact science investigations using all the instruments attached to the Curiosity rover's robotic arm. And 'target' is the operative word ...
Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2012
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For the past week, the rover, which touched down on August 6, has undergone a series of instrument tests, as well as a rebooting of its steering computers, and everything so far appears fine, according to officials with the ...
Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2012
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The Mars rover Curiosity is preparing to roll again after it completes its health checkups this week, project managers said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2012
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(Phys.org)—A discovery at The University of Western Australia that microbes helped shape rare spheres of iron-oxide on Earth may aid the newly landed Curiosity Rover in its search for the first verifiable signs of extra-terrestrial ...
Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2012
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(Phys.org)—NASA's Mars rover Curiosity stepped through activities on Sept. 7, 8 and 9 designed to check and characterize precision movements by the rover's robotic arm and use of tools on the arm.
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2012
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(Phys.org)—After driving more than a football field's length since landing, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is spending several days preparing for full use of the tools on its arm.
Space Exploration
Sep 6, 2012
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NASA's robotic rover Curiosity is making its mark on Mars, in a way so big that it can be seen from space.
Space Exploration
Sep 6, 2012
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Meanwhile, back in Meridiani Planum … the Opportunity rover keeps on trucking, and has now exceeded over 35 kilometers (21.75 miles) of driving on its odometer! Quite an accomplishment for the Energizer Bunny of Mars rovers, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 3, 2012
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(Phys.org)—NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has set off from its landing vicinity on a trek to a science destination about a quarter mile (400 meters) away, where it may begin using its drill.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2012
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