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Things You Didn’t Know About NASA’s Mars Rovers
On July 4, 1997, a tiny, flat robot touched down on the surface of Mars and became the first wheeled vehicle to roam around on another planet. Since then, a fleet of Martian rovers have followed in the tracks of Sojourner and they have become bigger, better, and more autonomous over the years. Sojourner was…
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Satellite Sets New Relay Record for Sending Martian Messages to Earth
For 19 years, the Mars Express spacecraft has orbited the Red Planet, providing breathtaking views and valuable insights of Mars. The hard-working orbiter has not only relayed its own data back to Earth, but also provided a communication line between other Martian missions and ground control.
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Class Up Your Act at Cars and Coffee With a Mustang GT-Based Zimmer Golden Spirit
The dream of the Roaring Twenties is alive and well for whoever ends up buying this Zimmer Golden Spirit Coupe listed on Bring A Trailer. Well, either the dream is alive or the nightmare depending on who you ask, because this 2011 Ford Mustang GT turned Zimmer Golden Spirit is either great or awful.
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NASA’s Dust-Choked InSight Lander Likely Won’t Make It to the End of the Year
NASA announced in May that its InSight Mars lander — a spacecraft that has spent nearly four years investigating Martian geology and seismic activity — would likely cease scientific operations in mid-summer and terminate all operations by the end of the year, due to low power levels. Now, the agency plans to stretch InSight’s scientific…