分類彙整: red planet
Watch: NASA Performs ‘Dance of the Rover’ to Transport Mars 2020

Eight months ahead of its scheduled launch, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is undergoing testing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Last month, bunny-suited engineers moved the vehicle from the Spacecraft Simulator Building […]
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Curiosity Rover Snaps Impressive Martian Selfie

After it’s retired from space exploration, NASA’s Curiosity rover could find a new career in photography. A fresh selfie, snapped by the spacecraft on Oct. 11 at Glen Etive, is impressive not only […]
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Students: There’s Still Time to Name the Mars 2020 Rover

K-12 students in U.S. public, private, and home schools have until Nov. 1 to enter for a chance to baptize NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. Submit your proposed name and a short essay (no […]
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Virgin Orbit to Launch First Commercial Cubesats to Mars

Virgin Orbit wants to be the first private company to send cubesats to Mars. The Virgin Galactic spinoff partnered with Polish satellite firm SatRevolution and a handful of Polish universities to design a […]
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NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Gets Its Space Legs, Wheels

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is one step closer to the Red Planet. Well, six steps, technically. Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory last week installed two starboard legs and half a dozen wheels—the […]
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Elon Musk ‘Confident’ SpaceX Ticket to Mars Will Cost Less than $500K

As the U.S. housing market slows and global population grows, an intergalactic move sounds more and more enticing. And, if you start saving now, you just might be able to afford a trip […]
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