Posts Tagged ‘MSL’
Mars 2020 rover receives upgraded eyesight for tricky skycrane landing
When NASA’s next Mars rover – Mars 2020 – arrives at the red planet in four years, it will sport a new and upgraded vision to aide its…
Mars 2020 Rover builds momentum via contract awards
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is making progress with the build up of Mars 2020 Rover, with contract awards for instrumentation and hardware. Following the recent announcement Space Systems Loral…
Year In Review, Part 3: The Waters of Mars herald future exploration goals
With the abundance of discoveries in planetary science this year, none was truly more important to the future of human exploration of other planets than the long-awaited confirmation…
Curiosity confirms organics on Mars; Opportunity’s 10 year anniversary
Mars dominated planetary research headlines in 2014 as an international fleet of orbiters and NASA’s two rovers returned unparalleled scientific research on the Red Planet. In 2014, scientists…
Curiosity EDL data to provide 2020 Mars Rover with super landing skills
Lessons learned from the impressive Entry Descent and Landing (EDL) of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) are set to provide the next NASA Rover with improved landing skills….
Curiosity marks completion of first Martian year of operations
Tuesday marks a milestone anniversary for NASA’s Curiosity rover – one full Martian year on the surface of the red planet. In the span of just 687 short…
Large international interest in riding with NASA’s next Rover
The next NASA rover to be sent to the surface of Mars has received twice the usual amount of proposals for carrying science and exploration technology instruments. The…
YIR (Part III) – Mars exploration continues; India joins an elite club
2013 was another year dominated by the increase in robotic exploration of humanity’s most sought-after and elusive terrestrial neighbor. With two active rovers, a fleet of orbiting vehicles,…
ASAP pleased with reformulated forward path for JWST
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) members were provided with an updated status review of the progress being made on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) this month….
Curiosity will help humans reach Mars
As NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) continues to impress during its mission on the Red Planet – marked by another milestone via the use of its drill for…
Year in Review (Part I) – Mars exploration dominates a year of redefinition
The year 2012 was a year like none other for NASA, one dominated not by human spaceflight activities but by redefinition. That redefinition saw the prominent rise of…
Dear Curiosity – In the event of Martian contact, please call the President
President Obama phoned the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) team on Monday, congratulating them on their amazing Entry, Landing and Descent (EDL) efforts that resulted in NASA’s Curiosity rover…
Curiosity makes HISTORIC landing at Gale Crater on Mars
History was made at 1:31am EDT (05:31 UTC) Monday on the fourth planet in this solar system as NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity descended to a picture-perfect…
Atlas V launches NASA’s MSL Rover ahead of journey to Mars
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory has begun its mission to the Red Planet Saturday, with a launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff from Space Launch…
Curiosity/Atlas V teams set for holiday weekend launch to Mars
Set to return NASA on course to Mars, the Mars Science Laboratory, known colloquially as the Curiosity rover, stands ready with its Atlas V rocket for a Thanksgiving…
