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Images taken by an orbiting satellite and by the rover itself offer fascinating views.
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NASA Rover Curiosity has been making history since it descended onto the surface of the Red Planet. At a news conference Monday, the rover made history again when it broadcast from the surface of Mars. NASA sent a data file of the recording up to the rover, and then beamed it back down.
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The rover moved forward a short distance, rotated and moved backward. It's fully mobile, NASA engineers say.
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It's an experiment to make the whole family feel a part of the Mars Curiosity rover mission. And they say it's been magical.
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Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Littleton has been chosen to build and operate the next Mars Spacecraft.Called the InSight (Interior Exploration using…
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And as Curiosity begins to test its high-powered beam, @SarcasticRover is "reporting" what's up on Twitter: "You laser one stupid rock in the face and suddenly people say you have anger issues. Like the rock wasn't asking for it!"
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India turned 65 on Wednesday, and amid the great pomp and ceremony of National Day celebrations, the prime minister announced plans for a mission to Mars. India plans to send a research satellite to the Red Planet in November next year — at a cost of $82 million. Critics say the money would be better spent on the nation's creaky infrastructure, and connecting the 400 million Indians who are not on the national electricity grid.
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The Mars rover Curiosity is exploring the surface of the Red Planet in the Gale Crater, and it is also tweeting about its mission. The rover has a distinct personality, albeit one made by the strokes on a keyboard from the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif.
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Adam Steltzner, the leader of the Mars rover's entry, descent and landing engineering team, says he was terrified of "a false positive celebration" in the control room. Fortunately for him, Curiosity landed perfectly. Now he's eyeing Jupiter's moon.
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One NASA scientist joked that one would be forgiven for thinking the agency was pulling a fast one by placing a rover in the Mojave Desert and saying it's on the Red Planet.