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Phoenix Mars spacecraft makes safe Mars landing

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2008-05-26 00:24:47 by Darrin Olson in SlipperyBrick
...Mars spacecraft today sent back signals that it has made a safe landing on the surface of Mars. The Phoenix spacecraft appears to have hit the intended target in the icy area of Mars arctic circle Signals sent from Phoenix were delayed by 15 minutes as they were routed through the Odyssey satellite currently orbiting Mars and back to the Jet...
 
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A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars: Who Wants In? [Space]

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2008-03-05 19:53:07 by posted by Pantha in
...mars? What about if it was a one-way mission? And you were by yourself? Yeah, that changes things a bit. Well, that's exactly what former NASA engineer Jim McClane suggests, saying that it's worth considering and removes many of the hurdles keeping us from the red planet now Dubbed "Spirit of the Lone Eagle," his plan would eliminate the...
 
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A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars: Who Wants In? [Space]

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2008-03-05 14:53:07 by Adam Frucci in Gizmodo
...mars? What about if it was a one-way mission? And you were by yourself? Yeah, that changes things a bit. Well, that's exactly what former NASA engineer Jim McClane suggests, saying that it's worth considering and removes many of the hurdles keeping us from the red planet now Dubbed "Spirit of the Lone Eagle," his plan would eliminate the...
 
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Reconnaissance Orbiter Captures Live North Pole Avalanche on Mars [Space]

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2008-03-04 10:10:00 by Adam Frucci in Gizmodo
...Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as it flew over the north pole of the red planet. It shows fine-grains and chunks of ice falling down the side of a 2,300-foot-high cliff and then creating a huge dust cloud on the gentle slopes below. Click through for more detailed photos and shots of the orbiting robot that took them What makes the image so...
 
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How is it that the Phoenix Mars Lander has over 20,000 Twitter followers and I've only got 20?

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2008-06-15 14:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...Mars A Ghost-Written Micro-Blog Makes NASA's Robot Lander Less Alien The most nerve-racking moments of the mission came three weeks ago, when the Phoenix Mars lander touched down on the Red Planet's dusty surface. From 13,000 miles per hour, the spacecraft screeched to a 5 mph crawl, broke through the Martian atmosphere and gently landed...
 
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Bigfoot on Mars

2008-01-25 03:01:55 by admin in GadgetBB News Blog
 
...Mars might turnout to be bigfoot New video from the planet Mars shows another mysterious figure that actually looks like the famous image of Bigfoot. Sasquatch on Mars you say? Hey could be. Leading conspiracy theorists speculate that Bigfoot may have actually been captured by the government and send up with the Mars rover. Ok. I made that...
 
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Mars Phoenix lander discovers ice on Mars

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2008-06-19 22:39:00 by Paul Miller in Engadget
...Mars was broke over Twitter this evening, via the Mars Phoenix lander 's own first-person ramblings. Apparently Mars Phoenix was keeping an eye on some white patches it uncovered the other day, only to discover they'd disappeared today. According to the scientist folk over at NASA, that means those white patches must've been ice, which...
 
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Live coverage of Phoenix Mars Lander at 6:00 PM EST

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2008-05-25 18:32:12 by Doug Aamoth in CrunchGear
...Mars explorer, Phoenix, is set to land on the Red Planet tonight at just before 8:00 PM Eastern. There will be live coverage on the NASA TV web site starting at 6:00 PM Eastern Phoenix is being sent to Mars north pole to search for what appears to be subsurface liquid water. According to the mission overview , the four main goals are...
 
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Watch Phoenix Spacecrafts Mars Landing Coverage

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2008-05-26 06:29:19 by Mariella Moon in Mr.Gadget Australia
...Mars Lander took off from Earth on August 4, 2007 for a mission in Martian lands. The spacecraft was equipped with solar panels which harnessed the energy needed to create electricity used during the crafts cruise stage. The projected cost of this project is US$380 and just yesterday, the spacecraft reached its destination The Phoenix Mars...
 
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