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On July 21, 2022 NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory hosted a lecture titled Curiosity Rover – A Decade on Mars. The event was part of their ongoing lecture series.
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Mars Science Laboratory Launched for its Mission on Mars
At 10:02 a.m. Eastern time on a beautiful fall day a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), otherwise known as the Mars Curiosity rover, was launched on its nine month journey to Mars. On board is a Canadian contribution in the form of the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) instrument.
Read More »Powering NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover
Ashwin Vasavada the Deputy Project Scientist from the NASA’s Jet Propulsions Laboratory talks about how NASA’s next Mars Rover Curiosity on how it gets it power.
Read More »Building Curiosity: Landing System Drop Test
Engineers test the first-of-its-kind landing system on NASA’s next Mars rover, Curiosity.
Read More »Wheels Installed on Mars Curiosity Rover
The wheels and suspension system have been installed on NASA’s next Mars rover, Curiosity, a key step in assembly and testing of the flight system for the Mars Science Laboratory mission slated to launch next year. The centerpiece of MSL, Curiosity has six wheels and a rocker-bogie suspension system like its smaller predecessors: Spirit, Opportunity and Sojourner. Each wheel has its own drive motor and …
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