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Russia Shortlists 11 For 520-Day Simulation Of Mars MissionMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 10, 2010 Russia's Institute of Medical and Biological Problems announced on Thursday the names of 11 volunteers on the shortlist to take part in a 520-day simulation of an expedition to Mars, a spokesman said. The 11 candidates will complete basic spaceflight training and in spring six of them will be chosen to take part in the experiment, which will simulate all aspects of a journey to the Red Planet, with a 250-day outward trip, a 30-day stay on its surface, and a 240-day return flight. The basic r ... read more |
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Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Feb 26, 2010Haiti's prime minister Friday approved a plan to urge those left homeless by last month's quake to leave squalid camps and return to their destroyed neighborhoods if possible, officials said. But the plan faces major hurdles, with residents at one of the largest camps - in the Champ de Mars park across from the ravaged National Palace - warning they will not be able to go back to their rub ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 25, 2010NASA's Mars Odyssey began a second campaign Monday to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has revived itself after the northern Martian winter. The orbiter received no signal from the lander during the first 10 overflights of this campaign. Odyssey will listen for Phoenix during 50 additional overflights, through Feb. 26, during the current campaign. Phoenix landed on Mars on Ma ... more 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 19, 2010Spirit is parked for the winter in the embedded area called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. Efforts continue to prepare the rover for winter. On Sol 2174 (Feb. 13, 2010), the robotic arm (IDD) was positioned to the most favorable orientation for winter. Documentary imaging is being collected of the terrain and rover. On board flash memory is being emptied, getting down all essential ... more |
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Detecting Our Martian CousinsMoffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2010 The iguanas of the Galapagos Islands have evolved many unique characteristics due to their isolation from mainland iguanas. Because they can't swim long distances, biologists believe that the first Galapagos iguanas arrived on natural rafts made from vegetation. The same thing may have happened across the ocean of space. Some researchers speculate that life on Mars - if there is any - may be composed of "island species" that were carried away from Earth on interplanetary meteorites. Or perha ... read more |
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