| 17-Nov-2006 |
NASA's Newest Mars Orbiter Passes Communications Relay Test |
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has successfully tested another key part of its payload, a versatile radio for relaying communications with robots on the surface of Mars.
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| 08-Nov-2006 |
Navigating the Unknown |
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Navigators on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission don't have much free time. For weeks, they have been too frantic to chronicle their experiences during the critical aerobraking and orbit adjustment periods.
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| 20-Oct-2006 |
During Solar Conjunction, Mars Spacecraft Will Be on Autopilot |
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For a brief time, the sun will get in the way of communications
between Earth and Mars spacecraft, but mission teams are well
prepared for this natural event called solar conjunction.
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| 06-Sep-2006 |
Summer Adventure: Exploring Mars |
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Student interns get real-world experience on spacecraft exploring the red planet.
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| 07-Aug-2006 |
Winter Solstice on Mars: Rovers Look Forward to A Second Martian Spring |
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August 8, 2006 is winter solstice on Mars, the shortest day of the Martian year. Having survived the heart of winter, more sunlight...and power!...will slowly be returning to the rovers.
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| 04-Apr-2006 |
Spirit Struggles to Survive the Martian Winter |
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More than two years after landing on Mars, Spirit can only drive on five wheels.
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| 20-Mar-2006 |
Baby Boomers on Mars |
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Robotic baby boomers set expectations for next-generation explorers.
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| 07-Mar-2006 |
An Engineer's First Trip to Mars |
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Tracy Drain ticks off the complex chain of mission planning and software programming required for NASA's latest Mars orbiter to reach its destination.
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| 02-Mar-2006 |
Spirit Discovers "New" Highest Peak in "Columbia Hills" |
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After reaching the top of "Husband Hill," NASA's Mars rover finds that sizing up the terrain depends on the point of view.
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| 02-Mar-2006 |
Engineers Exercise for Martian Matchup |
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Just seven months after shooting through a nearly pristine blue sky in the Florida humidity, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is quickly approaching the red planet.
The spacecraft team that has been working furiously during the orbiter's cruise is now preparing for a big moment at Mars: the mission-critical Mars orbit insertion.
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