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2013 Earliest Launch Date For China Mars MissionBeijing (XNA) Oct 25, 2010 China has drawn up a technical plan for an independent Mars orbiter exploration project, according to China's space technology expert. The plan was based on research conducted by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), said an expert Thursday here at a forum on China's space technology. The project will make use of technologies developed for China's first lunar satellite launched in 2007, the expert said. The technologies likely to be used - including ones to boost the satellite' ... read more |
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 Emerging Underground Aquifers Formed Martian Lakes Researchers at the Planetary Science Institute have found a new explanation for how seas and lakes may have once developed on Mars. J. Alexis Palmero Rodriguez, research scientist at PSI, has ... more | .. |
 Long-Lived Mars Odyssey Gets New Project Manager The new project manager for the longest-working spacecraft currently active at Mars, NASA's Mars Odyssey, has a long track record himself. He is Gaylon McSmith, a former pilot of U.S. Air Forc ... more | .. |
 Rover Nears 15 Miles Of Driving On Mars Opportunity drove only once this past week, nearing the 24-kilometer (15-mile) odometry mark. On Sol 2382 (Oct. 6, 2010), the rover covered over 94 meters (308 feet) on her trek to Endeavour c ... more | .. |
 NASA chief to visit China NASA chief Charles Bolden will make an official visit to China October 16-21, a spokesman for the US space agency said Tuesday. The visit was first announced in November 2009 during a visit to C ... more | .. |
 Melas Chasma On Mars: As Low As One Can Go There are few places on Mars lower than this. The floor of Melas Chasma sinks nine kilometres below the surrounding plains. New images from the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsche Zentrum fur Luft- un ... more |
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 12, 2010A new discovery of hydrothermally altered carbonate-bearing rocks on Mars points toward habitable environments deep in the Martian crust, a Planetary Science Institute researcher said. A deposit of carbonate rocks that once existed 6 km (about 4 miles) below the surface of Mars was uplifted and exposed by an ancient meteor impact, said Joseph Michalski, research scientist with PSI. The car ... more 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 11, 2010The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite has completed assembly at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and is nearly ready for a December delivery to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif., where it will be joined to the Curiosity rover. SAM and Curiosity are set to fly on the on the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover mission schedule ... more 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2010After spending time investigating a meteorite, Opportunity has resumed the trek to Endeavour crater with drives totaling over 370 meters (1,214 feet) for the past week. On Sol 2377 (Oct. 1, 2010), the rover drove over 100 meters (328 feet), making a "bank shot" maneuver to avoid some troubling terrain. On Sol 2379 (Oct. 3, 2010), the rover performed a test of autonomous navigation using on ... more |
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Lockheed Martin-Built Spacecraft Will Be Next Orbiter At MarsDenver CO (SPX) Oct 06, 2010 NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) project passed its Mission Confirmation Review on Oct. 4. As a result, NASA has given approval for the development and 2013 launch of the MAVEN mission. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is the industry partner for the mission and will design and build the spacecraft and perform flight operations. This major milestone was the culmination of a process involving NASA executives and industry experts that thoroughly reviewed the mission, science and spac ... read more |
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