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November 30, 2010
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IceBite Blog: Remote Control
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 30, 2010
On Thursday, Nov. 18th, we had a very exciting day. Our Mars drill was to be operated by a class of 5th grade students from Valley View School in Pleasanton, California. We got up early in the morning to set up the drill and the communication system and to make sure everything was ready for 11 am California time (8 am our time). At 11 am sharp, we called Robert Palassou, the teacher in charge of the class. Chris McKay, project principal investigator and Arwen Dave, project engineer, both from NASA ... read more

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