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Tag Archives: JPL
Bound for Mars: First interplanetary launch from California
In the early morning hours of May 5, millions of Californians will have an opportunity to witness a sight they have never seen before – the historic first interplanetary launch from America’s West Coast. On board the 189-foot-tall (57.3-meter) United … Continue reading
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NASA Mars Report, March 30, 2018
NASA’s InSight arrives at Vandenberg AFB and readies for launch, Opportunity uses its abrasion tool for the first time in 300 sols, and Curiosity celebrates 2,000 Martian days on the Red Planet. For more about all of NASA’s Mars missions, … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, M2020, MarCO, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, Mars Cube One, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Science Laboratory, MER, MSL, NASA, Opportunity
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InSight: Digging deep into Mars
On March 29, 2018, NASA held a press briefing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory about its InSight mission, which is scheduled for launch as early as May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The video shows the … Continue reading
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Getting ready to study the heart of Mars
NASA is about to go on a journey to study the center of Mars. The space agency held a news conference today at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, detailing the next mission to the Red Planet. InSight — … Continue reading
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‘Marsquakes’ could shake up planetary science
Starting next year, scientists will get their first look deep below the surface of Mars. That’s when NASA will send the first robotic lander dedicated to exploring the planet’s subsurface. InSight, which stands for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, will … Continue reading
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Tagged core, crust, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, mantle, marsquakes, NASA, SEIS, Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure
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InSight mission media briefing, March 29
NASA’s next mission to the Red Planet will be the topic of a media briefing at 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT) Thursday, March 29, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The briefing will air live on NASA … Continue reading
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InSight: Tour a Mars robot test lab
NASA’s InSight lander looks a bit like an oversized crane game: when it lands on Mars this November, its robotic arm will be used to grasp and move objects on another planet for the first time. And like any crane … Continue reading
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Tagged Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, CNES, Heat Flow and Physical Properties Probe, HP3, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, NASA, SEIS, Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure, Wind and Thermal Shield, WTS
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InSight spacecraft arrives at launch site
NASA’s InSight spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California to begin final preparations for a launch this May. The spacecraft was shipped from Lockheed Martin Space, Denver, today and arrived at Vandenberg at 3:49 p.m. PST … Continue reading
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NASA Mars Report, February 26, 2018
NASA’s Curiosity finds crystals, Opportunity celebrates her 5,000th day on Mars, and the MarCO smallsats get solar arrays. [More at link]
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Tagged Curiosity, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, M2020, MarCO, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, Mars Cube One, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Science Laboratory, MER, MSL, NASA, Opportunity
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Seven ways Mars InSight is different
NASA’s Mars InSight lander team is preparing to ship the spacecraft from Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, where it was built and tested, to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where it will become the first interplanetary mission to launch … Continue reading
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