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November 01, 2015

NASA Chief: We're Closer to Sending Humans on Mars Than Ever Before
Washington DC (Sputnik) Oct 30, 2015
President Barack Obama remains committed to a 2030 manned mission to Mars, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Charles Bolden, Jr. stated on Wednesday. Bolden noted that NASA's deadline the Mars mission was 2030. "We're closer to sending human beings to the Red Planet than ever before in human history," Bolden told a meeting at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. In a preparatory mission for the manned Mars landing, Bolden explained, NASA ... read more

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Rewrite of Onboard Memory Planned for NASA Mars Orbiter Tables stored in flash memory aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) tell locations of Earth and the sun for the past 10 years, but not their locations next year. That needs to be changed. ... more		Methane-powered engine key to next generation landers NASA tested components for an engine that could be used for Mars landers powered with methane, a fuel that has never before propelled a NASA spacecraft. A spectacular blue flame erupted as a r ... more		Martian skywatchers provide insight on atmosphere, protect orbiting hardware Though the Martian terrain echoes some features of our own planet, the atmosphere is quite different: thin, cold, dusty and often stormy. Observing these conditions and adapting our technologies to ... more
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The Fact and Fiction of Martian Dust Storms

NASA's MAVEN Celebrates One Year at Mars

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