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Curiosity Drills Historic 1st Bore Hole into Mars Rock for First Ever Science Analysis

Curiosity Drills Historic 1st Bore Hole into Mars Rock for First Ever Science Analysis

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Earth’s most advanced planetary robot ever has successfully bored into the interior of Martian rock and collected fresh samples in a historic first time feat in humankinds exploration of the cosmos. NASA’s Curiosity drilled a circular...

Tags: Astrobiology, Curiosity, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory

Choonky ― 18 weeks ago

Opportunity Rover Starts Year 10 on Mars with Remarkable Science Discoveries

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Image caption: Opportunity Celebrates 9 Years and 3200 Sols on Mars snapping this view panoramic view from her current location on ‘Matijevic Hill’ at Endeavour Crater. The rover discovered phyllosilicate clay minerals and calcium ...

Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA, Solar System

Choonky ― 20 weeks ago

NASA Stars at 2013 Presidential Inaugural Parade with Orion and Curiosity – Photos and Video

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Image caption: Orion deep space crew capsule float passes in front of the White House at the Presidential Inaugural parade on Jan 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Credit: NASA NASA’s new Orion deep space crew capsule and sensational Curiosity Mars ...

Tags: Curiosity, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, Missions

Choonky ― 21 weeks ago

NASA’s Curiosity and Orion Shine at Presidential Inaugural Parade

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Video caption: Preview of Mars Curiosity Parade Float. Jim Green, Director of the Science Mission Directorate Planetary Systems Division at NASA Headquarters, describes the replica of the Mars Curiosity Rover on the second NASA float in...

Tags: Curiosity, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, Missions

Choonky ― 21 weeks ago

Curiosity Touches Mars at Yellowknife Bay and Drives to Snake River for Drilling

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Image Caption: Photo mosaic shows NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover in action reaching out to investigate rocks at a location called Yellowknife Bay on Sol 132, Dec 19, 2012 in search of first drilling target. Curiosity’s navigation camera captured the...

Tags: Curiosity, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA

Choonky ― 23 weeks ago

For Sale or Rent: Used Launchpad, Well-Loved

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Athough NASA hasn’t put out an official “for sale” list, news reports indicate that several facilities at Kennedy Space Center are available to the highest bidder, including one of the launch pad where the Apollo missions and many space shuttles...

Tags: Kennedy Space Center, NASA

Choonky ― 23 weeks ago

Curiosity Celebrates 1st Martian Christmas at Yellowknife Bay

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Image Caption: Curiosity Scans ‘Yellowknife Bay’ on Sol 130. NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrated her 1st Christmas on the Red Planet at ‘Yellowknife Bay’ and is searching for her 1st rock target to drill into for a sample to analyze. She snapped ...

Tags: Atlas V, Curiosity, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory

Choonky ― 25 weeks ago

Orion assemblage on track for 2014 Launch

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Image caption: Orion EFT-1 crew cabin construction ongoing inside the Structural Assembly Jig at the Operations and Checkout Building (O & C) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). This is the inaugural space-bound Orion vehicle due to blastoff ...

Tags: Apollo, Delta IV, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, Orion, Solar System

Choonky ― 25 weeks ago

Curiosity Inspects ‘Shaler’ Outcrop on Descent to Yellowknife Bay Drill Target

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Image caption: Sol 120 colorized panorama of big ‘Shaler’ layered rock outcrop snapped by Curiosity’s right eye Navigation Camera (Navcam) on Dec. 7, 2012. ‘Shaler’ exhibits a pattern geologists refer to as ‘crossbedding’, at angles to one ...

Tags: Curiosity, Juno Mission, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, Missions

Choonky ― 26 weeks ago

NASA Invite Social Media Community to Launch

The Seldom Seen Kid ― NASA will give 70 members of its social media community the chance to get a behind the scenes view of the US space program and an opportunity to see a launch in-person. The NASA Social, scheduled for January 28-29, will … Continue reading...

Tags: Digital Culture, Kennedy Space Center, Nasa, Nasa Social, Social Media

geetarchurchy ― 26 weeks ago

Curiosity Gets a Sister – What Should She Do ? Scientists Speak

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Image caption: Seeing Double – Future Martian Sisters. NASA just announced plans to build and launch a new Mars science robotic rover in 2020 based on the design of the tremendously successful Curiosity rover which touched down safely inside...

Tags: Curiosity, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, Missions

Choonky ― 27 weeks ago

Curiosity Ramps Up Complexity of Surface Ops with 1st ‘Touch and Go’ Maneuver – Cool Animation

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Image Caption: Thanksgiving Greetings from Mars ! Curiosity snaps Head and Shoulders Self-Portrait on Sol 85 while posing at windblown ‘Rocknest’ ripple with eroded rim of Gale Crater in the background. This color mosaic was assembled from Mastcam ...

Tags: Curiosity, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, Missions

Choonky ― 29 weeks ago

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