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Mars Spacecraft Will Be On Their Own For HOW Long?
By: Mike Wall Published: 03/25/2013 05:33 AM EDT on SPACE.com An unfavorable planetary alignment will force NASA's fleet of robotic Mars explorers to be a lot more self-sufficient next month. Mission controllers won't send any commands to the agency's various Mars spacecraft for much of April, because the sun will lie between Earth and the Red Planet during that time. Our...
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Next Month, Mars Solar Conjunction Means Vacation For NASA Teams
The sun will get in the way of Earth and Mars, blocking communications. For the scientists and engineers working on NASA's Mars program, an upcoming alignment of the planets presages some possible good news. Thanks to the sun, it's spring break time. Every 26 months or so, Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of the sun from each other, which means communications are lousy...
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Sky shorts: Opportunity's Mars mission keeps on going
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers landed on Mars in January 2004, in search of answers about the history of water on Mars.
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Austria sends manned mission to Mars ... in Morocco
Of all the nations who might get to Mars first, Austria doesn’t loom large. Yet the Austrian Space Forum (OEWF) has sent a manned mission to the Red Planet – or at least, to an Earth-bound version of “Mars” located in the northern Sahara near Erfoud, Morocco. During February OEWF conducted a series of experiments and simulation tests with the aim of gaining a better...
gizmag.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
Space tourist explains Mars mission plan
CNN's Erin Burnett talks to Dennis Tito about planning the first manned mission to Mars.
cnn.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
First manned Mars mission draws flood of applicants
Millionaire Dennis Tito, who became the first space tourist in 2001, had unveiled the Inspiration Mars' "Mission for America" in February this year.
indiatimes.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
Private Mars Mission Seeks Married, Middle-Aged Man, Woman
Millionaire space tourist, Dennis Tito, is planning a mission to Mars in 2018. But he's looking for the perfect passengers.
palmbeachpost.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
Millionaire Dennis Tito sets date for manned mission to Mars: Jan. 5, 2018
On Jan., 5, 2018, the United States will launch a manned mission to Mars. The flight will allow a yet unchosen man and a woman to become the first humans ever to lay eyes on Mars -- but not feet.
foxnews.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
Manned mission to Mars? Hedgehogs may go first
Feb. 27 - American entrepreneur Dennis Tito says he wants to launch a manned mission to Mars in January 2018, but researchers at NASA and Stanford University argue that it may be better to visit the mysterious Martian moon, Phobos first. They're developing a team of robots they call "hedgehogs" to explore Phobos in the belief that a trip to the Martian moon will make a...
reuters.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
Curiosity, Interrupted: Sun Makes Mars Go Dark
The sun has cut communications from Earth to Mars rover Curiosity and will soon follow suit for rover Opportunity, Odyssey and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). ->
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