Rockwell Collins optics used on NASA’s Mars rover
Lens assemblies manufactured at Rockwell Collins in Carlsbad, Calif., are being used on NASA’s Mars rover, Curiosity. Launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Nov. 26,…
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NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Curiosity Beside Martian Mountain
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack,…
NASA Mars Rover Team Aims for Landing Closer to Prime Science Site
WASHINGTON — NASA has narrowed the target for its most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, which will land on the Red Planet in August. The car-sized…
ESA’s Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean
ESA’s Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean ESA’s Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of…
Heavy Ions Killed Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt
Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt was lost because space radiation disrupted its computer system, a commission investigating the incident said on Friday. The investigation found no…
Russian spacecraft turned space junk to crash soon
AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn contributed from Cape Canaveral, Fla. A Russian spacecraft designed to burnish the nation’s faded space glory in a mission to…
Lockheed Martin Completes Primary Structure of NASAs MAVEN Spacecraft
Photograph Shows Structure of Next Mars Orbiter DENVER, September 26th, 2011 — – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed building the primary structure of NASA’s…
NASA Spacecraft Data Suggest Water Flowing On Mars
Observations from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars. “NASA’s Mars Exploration Program keeps bringing us…
Mars Science Laboratory Aeroshell Delivered To Launch Site
Lockheed Martin-Built Capsule Will Protect NASA’s Curiosity Rover DENVER, May 13th, 2011 — NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) aeroshell and cruise stage were delivered to…
Mars Express close flybys of martian moon Phobos
Mars Express has returned images from the Phobos flyby of 9 January 2011. Mars Express passed Mars’ largest moon at a distance of 100km. Source:…
NASA And ESA'S First Joint Mission To Mars Selects Instruments
WASHINGTON — NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have embarked on a joint program to explore Mars in the coming decades and selected the…
Phoenix Mars Lander Does Not Phone Home, New Image Shows Damage
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful. A new image transmitted by NASA’s…
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