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 caian rated 13 months agospace-exploration, mars, nasa - Spacecrafts, mars missions... what's not to like. Space exploration done the right way... to learn stuff, not to score political points. And to boldly go where no one has gone before...
- td8079 rated 14 months agospace-exploration
- Interesting articles on what's going on with NASA and space exploration.
- maverickmonk reviewed 14 months agospace-exploration
- The home page of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The organization responsible for many of NASA's robotic space missions.
- blueangels007 rated 23 months agospace-exploration
- very cool
- wordylefty rated 24 months agospace-exploration
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NEWS RELEASE: 2007-080 July 20, 2007
NASA Mars Rovers Braving Severe Dust Storms
PASADENA, Calif. - Having explored Mars for three-and-a-half years in what were missions originally designed for three months, NASA's Mars rovers are facing perhaps their biggest challenge.
For nearly a month, a series of severe Martian summer dust storms has affected the rover Opportunity and, to a lesser extent, its companion, Spirit. The dust in the Martian atmosphere over Opportunity has blocked 99 percent of direct sunlight to the rover, leaving only the limited diffuse sky light to power it. Scientists fear the storms might continue for several days, if not weeks.
"We're rooting for our rovers to survive these storms, but they were never designed for conditions this intense," said Alan Stern, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
- shoomg rated 25 months agospace-exploration
- The home page of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The organization responsible for many of NASA's robotic space missions.
- AldousHuxleysCat rated 31 months agospace-exploration
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JPL Home of REAL Rocket Scientist
- mdsea rated 32 months agospace-exploration
- Water on Mars...lets bottle it, big bucks there.
- Gravis rated 40 months agospace-exploration
- NASA always has cool things to read, watch and hear. I love this page.
This page is not affiliated with nasa.gov.
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