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July 20, 2016

NASA Selects Five Mars Orbiter Concept Studies
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 19, 2016
NASA has selected five U.S. aerospace companies to conduct concept studies for a potential future Mars orbiter mission. Such a mission would continue key capabilities including telecommunications and global high-resolution imaging in support of the agency's Journey to Mars. The companies contracted for these four-month studies are: The Boeing Company in Huntington Beach, California; Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver; Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach, California; Orbital AT ... read more

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Next Mars Rover Progresses Toward 2020 Launch After an extensive review process and passing a major development milestone, NASA is ready to proceed with final design and construction of its next Mars rover, currently targeted to launch in summe ... more		Mars Canyons Study Adds Clues about Possible Water Puzzles persist about possible water at seasonally dark streaks on Martian slopes, according to a new study of thousands of such features in the Red Planet's largest canyon system. The study publish ... more		Curiosity Mars Rover Enters Precautionary Safe Mode The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is taking steps to return the rover to full activity following a precautionary stand-down over the Fourth of July weekend. Curiosity is now commu ... more
				Frosty Cold Nights Year-Round on Mars May Stir Dust Some dusty parts of Mars get as cold at night year-round as the planet's poles do in winter, even regions near the equator in summer, according to new NASA findings based on Mars Reconnaissance Orbi ... more		Mars Canyons Study Adds Clues about Possible Water Puzzles persist about possible water at seasonally dark streaks on Martian slopes, according to a new study of thousands of such features in the Red Planet's largest canyon system. The study p ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

Scientists' Innovation Began With 'Wanting to Understand Why' NASA's Journey to Mars will require groundbreaking technologies and solutions to many complex problems. For a pair of NASA scientists at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an idea to help make tha ... more		Opportunity finishing science investigations at the center of Marathon Valley Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, investigating outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is nearing the completion of its exploration within M ... more		Dogs of war: China touts killer robot 'wolves' US government gets a year of ChatGPT Enterprise for $1 Russia hints at deploying mid-range missiles after ending INF moratorium		Moons of Mars probably formed by giant impact The origin of the two Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, remained a mystery. Due to their small size and irregular shape, they strongly resembled asteroids, but no one understood how Mars could have ... more
				Mars Rover's Sand-Dune Studies Yield Surprise Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type not seen on Earth, and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere today provides new clues about the atmosphere's history. The ... more		Unusual form of sand dune discovered on Mars Both Earth and Mars feature large sand dunes and small sand ripples. Recently, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity discovered and studied an expanse of medium-sized sand waves unlike any sand formations found on Earth. ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

ChemCam findings hint at oxygen-rich past on Mars The discovery of manganese oxides in Martian rocks might tell us that the Red Planet was once more Earth-like than previously believed. A new paper in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that NASA' ... more		Curiosity rover analysis suggests Mars has oxygen-rich history Analysis of rocks and sand by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity suggests Mars was once much more like Earth than previously thought. ... more		SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread bleaching on record		NASA Weighs Use of Rover to Image Potential Mars Water Sites Ever since it was announced that there may be evidence of liquid water on present-day Mars, NASA scientists have wondered how best to further investigate these long, seasonally changing dark streaks ... more
Opportunity is on its Final Science Campaign at 'Marathon Valley' Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, investigating outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is nearing the completion of its investigation within Marat ... more		NASA Scientists Discover Unexpected Mineral on Mars Scientists have discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample at Gale Crater on Mars, a finding that may alter our understanding of how the planet evolved. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory r ... more		Opportunity Wraps up Work on 'Wheel Scuff' Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, investigating outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is close to completing its investigations within Mara ... more		Hardware for Journey to Mars is a 'Big Catch' A key piece of hardware for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, completed a five-hour journey by barge June 19 along the Tennessee River in North Alabama. Fishermen may have caught a glimpse ... more

	Dutch crops grown on 'Mars' soil found safe to eat Dutch scientists said Thursday crops of four vegetables and cereals grown on soil similar to that on Mars have been found safe to eat, amid plans for the first manned mission to the planet. ... more		Efficient hydrogen production made easy In the 2015 movie "The Martian," stranded astronaut Matt Damon turns to the chemistry of rocket fuel, hydrazine and hydrogen, to create lifesaving water and nearly blows himself up. But if you turn ... more

Major climate-GDP study under review after facing challenge

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CaSSIS Sends First Image of Mars		NASA Ignites Fire Experiment Aboard Space Cargo Ship		A little help from friends		Rover Opportunity Wrapping up Study of Martian Valley		Delayed ExoMars mission gets 77-mln-euro boost
NASA signs space deal with United Arab Emirates		NASA Mars Rover Descends Plateau, Turns Toward Mountain		Remarkably diverse flora in Utah, USA, trains scientists for future missions on Mars		Musk explains his 'cargo route' to Mars		NASA Mars Orbiters Reveal Seasonal Dust Storm Pattern

Study of Opportunity Wheel Scuff Continues

SpaceX could send people to Mars by 2024, Elon Musk says

Mars 'colonists' to undergo five days of tests

Red and Golden Planets at Opposition

Opportunity investigating soil exposed by rover wheel

Mars makes closest approach to Earth in 11 years

SwRI scientists discover evidence of ice age at Martian north pole

Mars Webcam goes pro

NASA to try again to inflate spare room in space

NASA Radar Finds Ice Age Record in Mars' Polar Cap

Temporary space station habitat fails to inflate

Opportunity takes panorama; uses wheel to scuff soil

Potential Habitats for Early Life on Mars

Are mystery Mars plumes caused by space weather?

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