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Media invited for NASA Mars Curiosity rover descent

Darmstadt, Germany - ESA Mars Express orbiter will support the landing

ESA (European Space Agency) has invited media representatives to its Darmstad (Germany) operations centre. On August 6, 2012, ESA will support the entry, descent and landing of NASA Mars Science Laboratory. The MSL will deliver the Curiosity rover onto the Red Planet surface. The landing is expected to happen in Gale Crater. This will mark the start of an ambitious exploration programme, "Studying...

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AerospaceNasa: "unexplained" chemical behavior on Mars

Unexpected transformations examined by the "Curiosity" rover

NASA has found unexplained changes in oxygen fluctuations on Mars. Unexpected transformations that occurred on the surface of the "Gale" crater: the gas assumes a behavior that scientists are unable to... more

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Dragon will dock with the space station tomorrow

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AerospaceERS-2 reenters Earth’s atmosphere over Pacific Ocean

The satellite was launched almost 30 years ago, in 1995

At approximately 18:17 CET (17:17 UTC) on Wednesday 21 February 2024, ESA’s ERS-2 satellite completed its atmospheric reentry over the North Pacific Ocean. No damage to property has been reported.ESA’s sec... more

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