Showing posts with label rover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rover. Show all posts
Thursday, September 22

Chinese Space Station and More

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Earlier this month China launched the Tiangong-2 ("Heavenly Palace") into orbit to replace the  Tiangong-1, which has been in...
Saturday, January 3

We Are Not Alone...

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That is, we are not alone in our efforts to study the solar system and dream as a nation. This is good news, and yet also a little troub...
Saturday, March 8

NASA's FY 2015 Budget Request: Good Ideas with Limited Resources

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The White House released its budget request for NASA earlier in the week.  The good news is that NASA has a lot of good projects on the ...
Sunday, February 16

Jade Rabbit: “Hi, anybody there?”

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Reports of the little guy's death were premature.  China's Moon rover, the Jade Rabbit, is showing signs of life again.  On Thursd...
Saturday, February 1

China: Problems on the Moon

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After a successful landing on the moon last December, the Chinese rover Yutu ("Jade Rabbit') has experienced some "mec...
Thursday, January 23

Opportunity Rover: A Cry for Attention?

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With the Curiosity rover getting all of the attention these days, it was only a matter of time before the older Opportunity rover would ...
Saturday, January 26

Great Image: Spirit on Mars

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With all of the attention on Curiosity, we sometimes forget about the earlier Mars rover Spirit that was rolling around on the Red Planet...
Sunday, December 23

Mars News: New Rover and More

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Earlier this month, NASA announced plans to send a new rover to Mars as well as other initiatives designed to better understand Mars and p...