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Mars-Bound NASA Craft Tweaks Course, Passes Halfway Point
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter successfully fired six engines for about 20 seconds today to adjust its flight path in advance of its March 10, 2006, arrival at the red planet.
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Earthlings Will Get a Better View of Mars
In fall of 2005, Mars will outshine most of the stars in the night sky.
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Porkchops and Power
With gas prices high, everyone at the pump is thinking about fuel efficiency for their vehicles on Earth. Now imagine a seven-month voyage to Mars over hundreds of thousands of kilometers.... You can bet the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter team has been working on conserving energy all along!
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Looking Good
Three cameras on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter worked as expected in a test pointing them at the moon and stars on Sept. 8.
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NASA's Mars Orbiter Makes Successful Course Correction
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter successfully tested its main engines by making a successful trajectory adjustment.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Status
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed one of the first tasks of its seven-month cruise to Mars, a calibration activity for the spacecraft's Mars Color Imager instrument.
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The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Launch Logistics |
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch Videos |
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The Challenges of Getting to Mars - Getting to the Launch Pad |
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The Challenges of Getting to Mars - Heavy Lifting |
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: An Unprecedented Look at Mars |
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