19 Jul 2012 - More Computer Preps for Curiosity
RCE-A is being swapped back to become Curiosity's prime computer, and RCE-B is returning to backup mode.
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19 Jul 2012 - More Computer Preps for Curiosity
RCE-A is being swapped back to become Curiosity's prime computer, and RCE-B is returning to backup mode.
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20 Jul 2012 - Curiosity Completes Week of Onboard Computer Preps
Today, backup software for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing is being configured onboard the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft.
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20 Jul 2012 - Opportunity Update
Opportunity is roving at the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. However, her progress has been impacted by the recent safe mode entry by the relay orbiter, Mars Odyssey.
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21 Jul 2012 - Getting a Better Bead on Trajectory
Today, engineers at NASA's Deep Space Network are running two differential ranging track passes to track Mars Science Laboratory's trajectory.
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22 Jul 2012 - Trajectory Tracking Continues
Engineers at NASA's Deep Space Network continue to run differential ranging track passes to track Mars Science Laboratory's trajectory.
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23 Jul 2012 - Maria Zuber Statement Regarding the Passing of Sally Ride
"I am certainly sad for the loss of my friend. But what sadness I feel today is tempered by the pride that I have in knowing her, and learning from her. "
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23 Jul 2012 - Prepping MSL's Descent Stage Navigation System for Landing
Today, the two inertial measurement units (IMUs) in Mars Science Laboratory's descent stage are being configured, along with other guidance and control parameters for entry, descent and landing.
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24 Jul 2012 - Curiosity's Batteries Get a Charge
Today, Curiosity's two lithium ion rechargeable batteries are being recharged to 100 percent of capacity in preparation for entry, descent and landing.
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24 Jul 2012 - Mars Orbiter Repositioned To Phone Home Mars Landing
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover.
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27 Jul 2012 - Opportunity Update
Opportunity is roving at the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater.
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29 Jul 2012 - Curiosity Rover on Track for Early August Landing
Eight days before reaching Mars, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft performed a flight-path adjustment scheduled more than nine months ago.
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1 Aug 2012 - JPL Infographics Site Wants You and Your Creativity
JPL Infographics, a newly launched website and resource database is inviting space aficionados and graphic wizards to take on a visual challenge by grabbing NASA data and transforming them into a scientific work of art.
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2 Aug 2012 - Newest NASA Mars Mission Connects Past and Future
NASA's newest Mars mission, landing in three days, will draw on support from missions sent to Mars years ago and will contribute to missions envisioned for future decades.
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4 Aug 2012 - Mars Tugging on Approaching NASA Rover Curiosity
The gravitational tug of Mars is now pulling NASA's car-size geochemistry laboratory, Curiosity, in for a suspenseful landing in less than 40 hours.
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6 Aug 2012 - NASA'S Curiosity Rover Caught in the Act of Landing
An image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance orbiter captured the Curiosity rover still connected to its 51-foot-wide (almost 16 meter) parachute.
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6 Aug 2012 - New Mars Rover Beams Back Images Showing Its Descent
Earlier today, just hours after NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars, a select group of images taken by the onboard Mars Descent Imager, or MARDI, were beamed back to Earth.
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9 Aug 2012 - Timeline Mission Milestones During Curiosity's Landing
This graphic provides a timeline of critical mission events that occurred on the evening of Aug. 5 PDT (early on Aug. 6 EDT).
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10 Aug 2012 - NASA Curiosity Mars Rover Installing Smarts for Driving
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will spend its first weekend on Mars transitioning to software better suited for tasks ahead, such as driving and using its strong robotic arm.
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11 Aug 2012 - Curiosity Sends High-Resolution Color Images from Gale Crater
NASA's Curiosity rover has returned high-resolution color images of its surroundings on Mars that reveal a landscape not unlike portions of the southwestern United States.
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14 Aug 2012 - Orbiter Views NASA's New Mars Rover In Color
The first color image taken from orbit showing NASA's rover Curiosity on Mars includes details of the layered bedrock on the floor of Gale Crater that the rover is beginning to investigate.
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