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Curiosity, from a 1935 perspective
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/12/03 01:49 CST
With a new rover, Curiosity, on its way to Mars, Jason Davis takes a look at what we knew - or thought we knew - about the planet back in 1935.
How did they make the nuclear power source for the Curiosity rover?
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/11/28 03:07 CST
Maybe it's because I was a kid during the Cold War; I always assume that information about anything nuclear only comes out on that "need-to-know basis."
Curiosity is on its way to Mars!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/11/26 09:09 CST
It was a textbook launch for the Atlas V 541 today at 15:02 UTC, and within an hour after liftoff, the Centaur second stage had sent Curiosity on its way for an 8.5-month journey to Mars.
Mars Exploration Family Portrait
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/11/23 12:26 CST | 1 comments
Jason Davis put together this neat summary of the checkered history of Mars exploration.
Photos: Preparations for Curiosity's launch proceeding (don't show these to Blofeld!)
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/10/11 11:27 CDT
Photos: Preparations for Curiosity's launch proceeding (don't show these to Blofeld!)
Summary of the fifth MSL landing site selection meeting
Posted by Ryan Anderson on 2011/07/06 10:40 CDT
Guest blog: Ryan Anderson: Summary of the fifth MSL landing site selection meeting
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