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Ground-Piercing Radar on NASA Mars Orbiter Ready for Work
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has extended the long-armed antenna of its radar, preparing the instrument to begin probing for underground layers of Mars.
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NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Reaches Planned Flight Path
NASA's newest spacecraft at Mars has completed the challenging half-year task of shaping its orbit to the nearly circular, low-altitude pattern from which it will scrutinize the planet.
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Pace Quickens for NASA Spacecraft Orbiting Mars
NASA's newest spacecraft at Mars has already cut the size and duration of each orbit by more than half, just 11 weeks into a 23-week process of shrinking its orbit.
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Mars Cameras Debut as NASA Craft Adjusts Orbit
Researchers today released the first Mars images from two of the three science cameras on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Images taken by the orbiter's Context Camera and Mars Color Imager during the first tests of those instruments at Mars confirm the performance capability of the cameras.
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Craft Begins Adjusting Orbit
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter yesterday began a crucial six-month campaign to gradually shrink its orbit into the best geometry for the mission's science work.
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NASA's New Mars Orbiter Returns Test Images
The first test images of Mars from NASA's newest spacecraft provide a tantalizing preview of what the orbiter will reveal when its main science mission begins next fall.
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Robotic NASA Craft Begins Orbiting Mars for Most-Detailed Exam
With a crucially timed firing of its main engines today, NASA's new mission to Mars successfully put itself into orbit around the red planet.
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Fast-Talking NASA Spacecraft Starts Final Approach to Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun its final approach to the red planet after activating a sequence of commands designed to get the spacecraft successfully into orbit.
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NASA's Next Leap in Mars Exploration Nears Arrival
As it nears Mars on March 10, a NASA spacecraft designed to examine the red planet in unprecedented detail from low orbit will point its main thrusters forward, then fire them to slow itself enough for Mars' gravity to grab it into orbit.
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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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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Status
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 for reaching the red planet on March 10, 2006.
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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.
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Mars Mission Successfully Launched
A seven-month flight to Mars began this morning for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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NASA's Mars Orbiter Ready for Launch August 11
The launch vehicle for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been cleared for flight. The launch is scheduled for Thursday, August 11 between 7:50 and 9:35 a.m. EDT.
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NASA Announces Mars Orbiter Launch Delay
The MRO launch has been postponed 24 hours. The new launch window is Thursday, Aug. 11 from 7:50 to 9:35 a.m. EDT.
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NASA's Next Leap in Mars Exploration Ready for Launch
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is ready for a morning launch on Wednesday, Aug. 10 and will arrive at Mars in March 2006.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Briefing
Due to the postponed Space Shuttle Discovery landing, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter pre-launch press conference and mission science briefing is today at 1 p.m. EDT, at the NASA News Center, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla.
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Mars Spacecraft to be Launched Aboard Atlas V Rocket Aug. 10
Launch of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 7:54 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
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MRO Prelaunch Webcast, Launch Coverage Set for Aug. 9-10
NASA Direct, Kennedy Space Center's Internet broadcasting network, is featuring a prelaunch webcast and launch day coverage of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission.