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NASA Races to Restore Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter After Weeks of Silence
NASA has resumed efforts to reestablish contact with the MAVEN spacecraft after Mars emerged from solar conjunction. Engineers are using the Deep Space Network and studying recovered data from December 6 to determine what caused the communication loss and assess the spacecraft’s condition.
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Mars Orbiter Running On Windows 98 Gets Software Upgrade 19 Years After Launch
The Mars Express project, one of the most successful missions launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), is getting a software update.
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NASA 'Flying Saucer' Launch Set for Friday
Bad weather led the US space agency to postpone until Friday the first test of the largest parachute ever deployed, with the view of one day using it to land on Mars.
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New Mars Route May Make Manned Mission Cheaper and Easier: Research
A new route to Mars could make manned missions much cheaper, easier and more frequent, researchers say.
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Synthetic Biology Answer to Cheaper Manned Space Missions
Synthetic biology can make manned space exploration to Mars a cost-saving and reliable experience, scientists report.
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NASA's Mars Spacecraft Ready for Test Flight
The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has fully assembled the Orion spacecraft for a test flight December 4.
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US, France sign deal for 2016 Mars lander
The United States and France on Monday unveiled plans to collaborate on a new Mars mission, two years after NASA withdrew from a European partnership to send a probe and lander to the Red Planet.
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NASA Races to Restore Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter After Weeks of Silence
NASA has resumed efforts to reestablish contact with the MAVEN spacecraft after Mars emerged from solar conjunction. Engineers are using the Deep Space Network and studying recovered data from December 6 to determine what caused the communication loss and assess the spacecraft’s condition.
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Mars Orbiter Running On Windows 98 Gets Software Upgrade 19 Years After Launch
The Mars Express project, one of the most successful missions launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), is getting a software update.
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NASA 'Flying Saucer' Launch Set for Friday
Bad weather led the US space agency to postpone until Friday the first test of the largest parachute ever deployed, with the view of one day using it to land on Mars.
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New Mars Route May Make Manned Mission Cheaper and Easier: Research
A new route to Mars could make manned missions much cheaper, easier and more frequent, researchers say.
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Synthetic Biology Answer to Cheaper Manned Space Missions
Synthetic biology can make manned space exploration to Mars a cost-saving and reliable experience, scientists report.
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NASA's Mars Spacecraft Ready for Test Flight
The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has fully assembled the Orion spacecraft for a test flight December 4.
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US, France sign deal for 2016 Mars lander
The United States and France on Monday unveiled plans to collaborate on a new Mars mission, two years after NASA withdrew from a European partnership to send a probe and lander to the Red Planet.
