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Mars Lander Succumbs to Winter
"Mission managers said Monday that they had not heard from the NASA spacecraft for a week and that they thought it had probably fallen quiet for good.“At this time, we’re pretty convinced that the vehicle is... NASA loses contact with Mars lander, ends mission
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing enough sunlight...China's Space Industry Takes Off
Heard this morning that China is building a moon lander to launch in 2012. It would make them the second country to softland anything on the moon. This article explains some of the history of China's increasingly active space program. See some history at...Alien Probe: Mars Lander Seeks Microbe Colonies
And you thought it was tough to find a parking space downtown on Saturday night... try searching for microscopic liquid-borne lifeforms. In subzero temperatures. On another planet. The Phoenix Lander, currently on...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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327 views | 6 recommendations | 4 comments
Lander grabs Mars water, will see if it's life-supporting
"(CNN) -- The Phoenix lander got its robotic arm onto a sample of water ice from Mars' surface and popped the ice into tiny, onboard "ovens" that will help determine if the water could support life, NASA researchers said Thursday. ...Mars probe Phoenix loses a day of work due to data glitch
In the science and engineering world, data glitches occur frequently and often without any obvious reason. The result is a loss of data, of course. On Wednesday, the Mars probe Phoenix delayed its digging...Mars Lander Phoenix Scoops Martian Soil for First Time
Soil...it's the building blocks of life. It's also a guide to history, both through archeology and in learning how the earth was formed, as well as what happened to it over time. And for the first time ever,...Phoenix Mars Lander Tests Scooper - 1st dig works
One week after landing on far-northern Mars, NASA Phoenix spacecraft lifted its first scoop of Martian soil as a test of the lander's Robotic Arm.The practice scoop was emptied onto a designated dump area on the...
created by everchanging | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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327 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Mars Lander Finds Ice, Ice, Maybe
Paving the way for an Ice-Pirates-esque future:"Nasa's new robotic craft on Mars may be resting on a large patch of ice.The latest images sent to Earth reveal tantalising glimpses of what looks like frozen...
created by Critical Todd | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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329 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Obama's Great Uncle Liberated Jews - Grandma is Another Story
Obama's Great Uncle liberated Jews during WWII. But I guess his grandmother still hated Jews, and blacks, and probably Hispanics and gays. "Barack Obama's campaign says the candidate made a mistake when he said a great uncle helped liberate the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz...NASA Encounters Hitch With Mars Lander
"NASA’S ambitious mission to discover if Mars was ever habitable has encountered its first hitch - the protective sheath covering the robotic digging arm of its Phoenix lander has failed to fully unfurl.The malfunction means the elbow joint of the 7.7 ft long arm, which... "Phoenix Mars Lander" has landed - Intact w/ 1/4 (000.25) degree tilt - impre...
Mars Phoenix Lander Update -- 12:00 AM EDT, May 26 To be honest you'd never find a better day for a bunch of grown ups living moments of their wildest dreams in youth while coming true before their eyes....
created by everchanging | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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1158 views | 28 recommendations | 17 comments
NASA Phoenix set to land on Mars
Phoenix set to land on MarsMission Accomplished " NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice. The...
created by Albert Milliron | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Mars lander aims for touchdown in 'Green Valley'
Life on Mars..."Mars lander aims for touchdown in 'Green Valley' 22:37 11 April 2008 NewScientist.com news service David Shiga Enlarge image ...X Prize Cup
"The engine of an experimental Moon lander exploded on the launch pad on Sunday, dashing Armadillo Aerospace's hopes of winning up to $1.35 million in NASA prize money. The 2007 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander...NowPublic on Facebook
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