Mars Science Laboratory
Phobos-Grunt and Yinghuo-1 Encapsulated for Voyage to Mars and Phobos
[/caption] Phobo-Grunt, Russia’s first interplanetary mission in nearly two decades, has now been encapsulated inside the payload fairing and sealed…
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NASA Robot seeks Goldmine of Science and Sun at Martian Hill along vast Crater
[/caption] NASA’s intrepid robogirl Opportunity is now swiftly scouting out locations at a Martian hill along gigantic Endeavour crater that…
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Phobos and Jupiter Conjunction in 3 D and Amazing Animation – Blastoff to Martian Moon near
http://youtu.be/u60IkqWF5D4 Video Caption: Phobos and Jupiter in Conjunction - taken from Mars orbit ! A movie of the 1 June…
Mars500 Crew Ready To Open Hatch
[/caption] With less than 48 hours left to go - and after 520 days - the Mars500 crew will officially…
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Closing the Clamshell on a Martian Curiosity
[/caption] Curiosity’s clamshell has been closed. And it won’t open up again until a few minutes after she blasts off…
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Russia Fuels Phobos-Grunt and sets Mars Launch for November 9
[/caption] Russia’s Space Agency, Roscosmos, has set November 9 as the launch date for the Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars and…
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Aerojet: Small Space Firm Has Big Space History
[/caption] When it comes to space flight pedigrees, few companies have one that can compare to Aerojet’s. The California-based company…
Curiosity Buttoned Up for Martian Voyage in Search of Life’s Ingredients
[/caption] Take a good last, long look at the magnificent robot that is Curiosity, because she’s been all buttoned up…
Phobos-Grunt and Yinghou-1 Arrive at Baikonur Launch Site to tight Mars Deadline
[/caption] Barely in the nick of time, Russia’s groundbreaking Phobos-Grunt interplanetary spacecraft to Mars finally arrived on Monday (Oct. 17)…
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Mars Science Laboratory’s Gateway to Space – The Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – United Launch Alliance (ULA) uses a structure that incorporates several launch and support operations into…