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October 27, 2009
Spirit's Antenna Back To Normal Use
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2009
Spirit has recovered from X-band fault and is using her steerable high-gain antenna (HGA) normally. The clearing of the X-band fault was to occur on Sol 2056 (Oct. 15, 2009), but a Deep Space Network (DSN) station outage at the last minute prevented the commands from reaching the rover. On Sol 2058 (Oct. 17, 2009), the commands were successfully sent to the rover that cleared the X-band ... read more

Establish One Or More Self-Sustaining, Permanent Space Colonies
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2009
In response to a Launchspace request for comments, we have a guest commentary by Phil Henderson, Space Systems Engineer, Palm Bay, Florida: Exploration of Mars is a worthy goal, but it should not be the only goal. In fact, it alone could become like Kennedy's original moon goal and once completed, it becomes "been there, done that". A more worthy goal might be: To establish one or more ... more
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    Opportunity Examines A Meteorite Called 'Mackinac'
    Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2009
    Opportunity surveyed another meteorite and has been driving ambitiously to the west and south to get around a field of large ripples. On Sol 2038, Opportunity circumnavigated a meteorite called "Mackinac," conducting mid-drive imagery of the rock, then drove away covering about 70 meters (230 feet) to the southwest. On Sol 2040 (Oct. 19, 2009), the rover drove approximately 72 meters ... more

    Wanted: Guinea pigs with the Right Stuff
    Paris (AFP) Oct 20, 2009
    If being locked up in a cramped capsule for 17 months with five strangers is your idea of a good time, the European Space Agency (ESA) may have a job for you. ESA is looking for a few good men and women -- four, to be exact -- with the right qualities for an Earth-bound simulation of a Mars mission that may (or may not) happen a couple of decades from now. For candidates under 185 ... more

    Building An Astrobiology Tool Kit
    Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2009
    How can we be sure that instruments that will be sent on future Martian missions will work properly? How do we know that they will obtain accurate and precise measurements? How will we be able to compare the data to what we have seen on our planet? The answer is easy: by testing, testing and again testing them during field trips on Earth. This has been one of the most important goals of ... more

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  • Team Runs Operational Test To Prepare For Extracting Spirit

  • China Works For Mars And Moon Missions

  • Spirit Still In X-Band Fault Mode

  • New Concept May Enhance Earth-Mars Communication

  • Opportunity Finished With 'Shelter Island'

  • Migrating Microbes
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    Lava Flows In Daedalia Planum
    Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 12, 2009
    The High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) operated by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) on board the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter imaged Daedalia Planum, a sparsely cratered, untextured plain on the Red Planet, featuring solidified lava flows of varying ages. Daedalia Planum lies to the southeast of Arsia Mons, one of the largest ... more

    Opportunity Knocks with Another Meteorite Find
    Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2009
    Opportunity has discovered another large (0.5-meter) meteorite. The rover began the approach to this new meteorite, called "Shelter Island," with a 28-meter backward drive on Sol 2022. On Sol 2024, Opportunity turned around with a 2-meter drive to face the meteorite. A final 1-meter bump on Sol 2027 put the meteorite within the work volume of the rover robotic arm (IDD). ... more

    Spirit Busy With Antenna Brake Testing
    Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2009
    Spirit is still currently in X-band fault mode due to a high-gain antenna (HGA) dynamic brake anomaly that first occurred on Sol 2027 and recurred again on Sol 2037. With this HGA fault, all X-band uplinks use the low-gain antenna (LGA), and uplink bandwidth is very limited. Forward-link commanding through Mars Odyssey is being used for all large commanding sequences like data management ... more

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  • New Aluminum-Water Rocket Propellant Promising For Future Space Missions

  • Mission Extensions Approved For Science Missions

  • Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite

  • China's First Mars Mission Delayed

  • Seeking Life's Shadow

  • Radial Channels Carved By Dry Ice

  • Spirit Makes Progress On Antenna Actuator
  • Opportunity Passes 11 Mile Mark
  • Iceberg Chasing And Laser Lights
  • Scientists See Water Ice In Fresh Craters On Mars
  • MARSIS Data Reveal New Method To Measure The Magnetic Field Of Mars
  • Radar Map Of Buried Mars Layers Matches Climate Cycles
  • Phobos Grunt Including Phobos LIFE Delayed Until 2011
  • Phobos Grunt Including Phobos LIFE Delayed Until 2011

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