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January 22, 2015

Helicopter Could be 'Scout' for Mars Rovers
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 23, 2015
Getting around on Mars is tricky business. Each NASA rover has delivered a wealth of information about the history and composition of the Red Planet, but a rover's vision is limited by the view of onboard cameras, and images from spacecraft orbiting Mars are the only other clues to where to drive it. To have a better sense of where to go and what's worth studying on Mars, it could be useful to have a low-flying scout. Enter the Mars Helicopter, a proposed add-on to Mars rovers of the future that c ... read more

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UA-led HiRISE camera spots long-lost space probe on Mars The UK-led Beagle 2 Mars Lander, thought lost on Mars since 2003, has been found partially deployed on the surface of the planet, ending the mystery of what happened to the mission more than a decad ... more		Lost and found in space: Beagle 2 seen on Mars 11 years on A British-built probe which vanished 11 years ago has been found on the surface of Mars, scientists said on Friday, solving an enduring mystery of space exploration. ... more		UAV swarm algorithm boosts spectrum resilience in contested airspace China announces 'major' military drills around Taiwan Israeli air force deploys first laser interception system		Crystal-Rich Rock 'Mojave' is Next Mars Drill Target A rock target where NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is using its sample-collection drill this week may have a salty story to tell. This target, called "Mojave," displays copious slender features, slight ... more
				Russia-EU Mars Research Program to Be Completed Works on Russia-EU Mars research program ExoMars will be completed, and two missions will be launched in 2016 and 2018, Sergei Savelev, deputy head of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), s ... more		NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Climbs to High Point on Rim After completing two drives this week, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has paused to photograph the panoramic vista from the highest point the rover has reached during its 40 months of exp ... more

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	Russian space medic who led Mars experiment dies at 64 Boris Morukov, a Russian cosmonaut and doctor who led an extraordinary experiment in which volunteers simulated a flight to Mars while never leaving a Moscow car park, has died at 64, his scientific institute said Friday. ... more		Mars mission boost welcomed by scientists University of Leicester scientists, who are closely involved in the European mission to Mars -ExoMars- have welcomed support from the Government for the project. Following the Chancellor's Aut ... more

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