MARS ROVER, ORBITER EXPLORE VICTORIA CRATER
Mars scientists Doug McCuistion, Alfred McEwen, Steve Squyers and Jim Bell participate in a news conference announcing new photos made during the exploration of Victoria Crater on Mars at NASA headquarters in Washington on October 6, 2006. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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NASA, which has put three rovers on Mars since 1996's Mars Pathfinder, says it intends the Aug. 6 landing of its Curiosity rover to be the most precise yet.
NASA launched its latest unmanned Mars rover Saturday in Florida in an effort to scour the planet's surface for signs of microbial life.
One of the mission goals of NASA's next Mars rover, set to launch Nov. 25, will be to search for the possibility of life on the planet, the space agency said.
The Mars rover known as Spirit may be permanently stuck in the sand but remains of value for scientific exploration, NASA officials said.
NASA plans to launch a new exploration rover to Mars next fall, despite budget and technical concerns, a NASA official said Friday.
The U.S. space agency plans a Mars robotic mission to study that planet's climate history and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is getting ready for a Mars mission that will look beneath the surface for evidence of life.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is preparing to slow itself to allow the red planet's gravity to grab it into orbit March 10.
The Thursday launch of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from Florida was scrubbed because of a fueling problem.
NASA officials said Tuesday they approved up to 18 more months of operations for Spirit and Opportunity, the twin Mars rovers.
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