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UA Engineering Students To Display Mars Lander Camera And Flying BlanketTucson AZ (SPX) May 03, 2010 The projects are among 60 by UA engineering students to be showcased at Engineering Design Day, the UA College of Engineering's premier showcase of student design. A revolutionary new camera for the Mars Lander and a flying blanket that wraps you up and pins you down are two of the many student engineering projects on display May 4. The projects are among 60 by UA engineering students to be showcased at Engineering Design Day, the UA College of Engineering's premier showcase of student design. ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 16, 2010Spirit remains silent at her location called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. No communication has been received from the rover since Sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). It is likely that Spirit has experienced a low-power fault and has turned off all sub-systems, including communication. The rover will use the available solar-array energy to recharge her batteries. When the batteries recover ... more 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 14, 2010This spring, engineers are testing a radar system that will serve during the next landing on Mars. Recent tests included some near Lancaster, Calif., against a backdrop of blooming California poppy fields. In those tests, a helicopter carried an engineering test model of the landing radar for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory on prescribed descent paths. The descents at different angles and f ... more 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2010Malin Space Science Systems Inc., San Diego, has delivered the two cameras for the Mast Camera instrument that will be the science-imaging workhorse of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, to be launched next year. The instrument, called Mastcam, has been tested and is ready for installation onto the rover, named Curiosity, which is being built at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasaden ... more |
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San Diego Team Delivers Camera For Next Mars RoverPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 08, 2010 Malin Space Science Systems has delivered the two cameras for the Mast Camera instrument that will be the science-imaging workhorse of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, to be launched next year. The instrument, called Mastcam, has been tested and is ready for installation onto the rover, named Curiosity, which is being built at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The two component cameras have different fixed focal lengths: 34 millimeters and 100 millimeters (telephoto) an ... read more |
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