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National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
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National Space Science Data Center
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Gerard Peter Kuiper
Gerard Peter Kuiper , 1905-73, American astronomer, b. the Netherlands. Kuiper is considered to be the father of modern planetary science for his wide ranging studies of the solar system . Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Saturn 's satellite Titan (1944), the carbon dioxide... Read more |
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Mars probes
Mars Exploration Rovers Background The Rovers The Mission Mission Results Resources Background The exploration of Mars using robotic spacecraft began in the 1960s, when the US National Aeronautic and Space Administration’s (NASA Read more |
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Extrasolar Planet
Extrasolar planet Extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, are planets that exist outside our solar system. These planets may orbit stars other than our Sun or move independently through interstellar space. The existence of extrasolar planets has been suspected since the time of ancient Greece. For... Read more |
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Space
S PACE NASA Facing criticisms early in the decade that his agency was wasting money, Daniel S. Goldin, director for most of the 1990s of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announced that NASA would find ways to do more with less. His management mantra... Read more |
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superior planet
superior planet Any planet whose orbit is farther from the Sun (and hence larger in radius) than that of the Earth, namely Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.... Read more |
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Law of the Sea
LAW OF THE SEA The earth is essentially a liquid planet, with more than 70% of its surface covered by water. Although geographically divided and labeled as continents, islands, seas, and oceans, the earth, when viewed from outer space, appears as one large body of water... Read more |
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Arthur C Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke (Sir Arthur Charles Clarke), 1917-2008, British science fiction writer. During World War II he served as a radar instructor and aviator in the Royal Air Force. After the war he obtained a degree in physics and mathematics from King's College, London (1948) and in 1956 he settled... Read more |
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NASA Odyssey Enters Mars Orbit
...2001 NASA Odyssey Enters Mars Orbit PASADENA...the 2001 Mars Odyssey successfully...around the Red Planet, two years...failures by Mars missions...Mars and to ... |
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Analysis: 2001 Mars Odyssey orbits Mars for 1,000 days
...Analysis: 2001 Mars Odyssey orbits Mars for 1,000...spacecraft in orbit around Mars has sent back...surface of the red planet. NPR's...but the space agency has...that, and ... |
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Odyssey Appears to Enter Mars Orbit
...23-2001 Odyssey Appears to Enter Mars Orbit PASADENA...around the Red Planet, where the space agency suffered...alone to Mars after its...to explore Mars from ... |
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Odyssey in Mars orbit after 285 million miles.(News)
...reached the Red Planet yesterday...cheers as Mars Odyssey, the first...entered orbit successfully, the space agency said...McCleese, chief Mars project scientist...re back at Mars.'' ... |
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NASA Spacecraft Odyssey Enters Mars Orbit
...signals from Mars Odyssey indicating...to be in orbit around the red planet. The signals...the U.S. space agency lost...contact with Mars Observer...ofminerals and search for water...surface ... |
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ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Odyssey Spacecraft's Successful Mars...
...TOPIC: The Mars Odyssey spacecraft circled the Red Planet on its first full day in orbit, Wednesday...makeup of Mars and search for frozen...determine if life ever existed...expert in ... |
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Mars hopes rest on America's space Odyssey
...latest mission to Mars arrives at the Red Planet this week...British-led search for life on its surface...high hopes its Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which reaches Mars's orbit ... |
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MARS ODYSSEY READY TO BEGIN BRUISED LOCKHEED GETS REASSURANCE FROM `2001'...
...2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft roars into space - with the...journey to the Red Planet. The 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft...built NASA Mars probes that...missions sent to Mars ... |
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Martian chronicles; An Odyssey to Mars.(Science and Technology)(The more...
...America's space agency NASA...assault on Mars. The craft...the 2001 Mars Odyssey -should go into orbit around the planet in October...the infra-red light that...soil in a search for, ... |
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A step closer to solving Mars' water mystery: Mars Odyssey, which arrived...
...the rust-red dust, sand, and rock of Mars is the history...to organic life. A key tool...tighter orbits around the red planet. NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter...2-year ... |