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Mars in the News
Recent Press Releases
Press Conferences
Older Press Releases
- July 1, 1998: NASA instruments on
Japanese Planet-B spacecraft will aid studies of Martian upper atmosphere
- June 29, 1998: Water history, rock composition
among latest findings a year after Mars Pathfinder
- June 26, 1998: Diarra named goodwill
ambassador to Africa
- June 16, 1998: Arctic crater expedition
to seek Mars science insights and test future exploration technologies
- June 12, 1998: NASA's Mars Global Surveyor
spacecraft captures winter on Mars
- June 10, 1998: Pathfinder leaders
take their place among the stars
- May 27, 1998: Surveyor data reveal more
evidence of abundant water, thermal activity in Mars' past
- April 8, 1998: Science team chosen for
technology validation mission to explore the subsurface of Mars
- March 26, 1998: Mars Global Surveyor to
attempt imaging of features of public interest
- March 13, 1998: New Global Surveyor data
reveal deeply layered terrain, magnetic features and genesis of
a Martian dust storm
- March 10, 1998: Mars Pathfinder mission
status
- March 9, 1998: Flight team makes final
attempt to contact Pathfinder lander
- March 3, 1998: Pathfinder manager Brian
Muirhead named engineer of year
- February 27, 1998: Dust and soil experiment
chosen for Mars 2001 mission
- February 26, 1998: Muirhead to lead Deep
Space 4/Champollion mission
- February 19, 1998: New logo selected for NASA's
next mission to Mars
- February 18, 1998: Huntress announces
his departure from NASA
- February 17, 1998: Manning named chief engineer of Mars Surveyor
Program
- February 11, 1998: 1998 Mars payloads
integrated as scientists view first
close-ups of strange, layered polar terrain
- February 10, 1998: Images of Mars '98
landing zone reveal strange new terrain
- November 13, 1997: Mars penetrators successfully
complete crucial subsystem test
- November 10, 1997: Surveyor resumes aerobraking,
heading toward new mapping orbit
- November 6, 1997: Science team and instruments
selected for Mars Surveyor 2001 missions
- November 4, 1997: Mars Pathfinder winds
down after phenomenal mission
- October 30, 1997: Mars Global Surveyor
to resume aerobraking
- October 14, 1997: Global Surveyor's orbit
raised while solar panel is analyzed
- September 26, 1997: Mars Pathfinder rover
exits rock garden to begin long trek
- September 17, 1997: Mars Global Surveyor
detects Martian magnetic field as aerobraking begins
- August 8, 1997: Mars Pathfinder results
generating new picture of Mars as mission moves into extended operations
- August 5, 1997: Remote control robot breaks
rough terrain travel record, paves path for future planetary science
missions
- July 16, 1997: Software used on Mars Pathfinder
wins NASA's Software of the Year Award
- July 1, l997: Hubble's Look at Mars Shows
Canyon Dust Storm, Cloudy Conditions for Pathfinder Landing
- June 24, l997: Robotic Mars Landing and
Space Shuttle Reflight Highlight a Busy and Challenging Week for
U.S. Space Program
- June 19, l997: NASA Mourns Dr. Jurgen
H.Rahe, Solar System Exploration Science Program Director
- June 17, l997: Carnegie Mellon University
to Test Adaptable Mobile Robot in South American Desert
- June 10, l997: Prototype Mars Rover Completes
Simulated Mars Trek
- May 20, l997: Hubble Finds Cloudy,
Cold Weather for Mars-Bound Spacecraft
- April 30, l997: Mars Global Surveyor
to Aerobrake in Modified Configuration
- March 25, l997: Space Science and Human
Space Flight Enterprises Agree to Joint Robotic Mars Lander Mission
- March 25, l997: Hubble Space Telescope
Check-out Finds Successes, Concerns
- March 25, l997: Space Science and
Human Space Flight Enterprises Agree to Joint Robotic Mars Lander
Mission
- March 24, l997: Hubble's Sharpest
Views of Mars Available
- March 14, l997: Press Briefing to
Present New Data and Status of 'Past Life on Mars' Debate Scheduled
for March 19
- November 29, l996: Update on Russian
Space Probe
- November 27, l996: Mars Global Surveyor
Solar Panel Will Not Hinder Mission Goals
- November 25, l996: Mars Pathfinder
Spacecraft Scheduled for Launch Dec. 2
- November 13, l996: U.S. Soil Experiment
Ready for Launch aboard Russia's Mars '96
- November 1, l996: Students to Remotely
Control Russian Mars Rover in Desert Tests
- November 1, l996: New Hubble Images
Show Dust Storms at Mars North Pole
- October 16, l996: Three Mars Missions
to Launch in Late 1996
- October 10, l996: Press Briefing
on 1996 Mars Missions Set for October 16
- September 24, l996: Second New Millennium
Flight will send Microprobes to the Surface of Mars
- September 20, l996: Views of Mars
Spacecraft Processing Available
- August 14, l996: Two 1996 Mars Spacecraft
Arrive at Launch Site
- August 8, l996: Member of the team
that studied Martian meteorite convinced that crucial evidence is
consistent with fossil bacteria
- August 6, l996: Statement from Daniel
S. Goldin, NASA Administrator
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