Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2005 - With the August 12th launch of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, or CRISM, joins the set of high-tech detectives seeking traces of water on the red planet.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 22, 2005 - Opportunity completed a study of the cobble area by taking a close look at the cobble Arkansas and a nearby soil target named Reiner Gamma with the instruments on the robotic arm.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 22, 2005 - Spirit has made 54 meters (177 feet) of forward progress towards the summit of Husband Hill this past week. This is excellent progress considering Spirit is on restricted sols, so it can only drive every other sol.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 19, 2005 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched on Aug. 12, has completed one of the first tasks of its seven-month cruise to Mars, a calibration activity for the spacecraft's Mars Color Imager instrument.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 19, 2005 - Opportunity had a busy week! The rover has been using the rock abrasion tool and all of its spectrometers and imaging instruments. It has been healthy but slightly constrained in the flash memory.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2005 - Just a quick one today. We had a great drive with Spirit on Sol 576, and we're now approaching the summit region of Husband Hill.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 17, 2005 - Spirit has completed investigations with its robotic arm on Assemblee rock. The investigation included pictures taken with the microscopic imager, 92 hours of Moessbauer spectrometer integration, and alpha particle X-ray spectrometer work on the target Gruyere.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Aug 15, 2005 - A seven-month flight to Mars began last Friday morning for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). It will inspect the red planet in fine detail and assist future landers.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 15, 2005 - After months of being the other rover as she struggled across some pretty barren plains of sand and blueberries, Opportunity has again taken center stage. One of the things we've been wondering about for awhile was whether the blueberries are the same everywhere, or whether they change from place to place if you travel far enough.
Laurel MD (SPX) Aug 15, 2005 - With Friday's launch of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars ¿ or CRISM ¿ joins the set of high-tech detectives seeking traces of water on the red planet.
Paris (AFP) Aug 12, 2005 - Scientists will be thrilled by any data the new US mission to Mars gets that point to abundant water on Mars even if, at present, we only know it to be ice rather than liquid and located at the poles.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 11, 2005 - Have you ever walked across a wool carpet in leather-soled shoes on a dry winter day, and then reached out toward a doorknob? ZAP! A stinging spark leaps between your fingers and the metal knob.
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Aug 11, 2005 - NASA on Thursday delayed the launch of a new Mars orbiter for the second time in two days because of problems with the Atlas V rocket that is to take it on the 25 month mission.
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Aug 10, 2005 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is ready for a morning launch on Thursday, Aug. 11. The spacecraft will arrive at Mars in March 2006 for a mission to understand the planet's water riddles and to advance the exploration of the mysterious red planet.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 10, 2005 - Opportunity continues to make progress south toward Erebus crater. The rover planners are doing an excellent job keeping Opportunity safely within the confines of the ripple troughs and determining where the rover can cross from one ripple trough into another.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 10, 2005 - Spirit has been busy performing investigations with the tools on its robotic arm. It studied two targets on the rock dubbed Bourgeoisie, and did a small bump to Hausmann to take some microscopic images.
