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The Student Astronauts (PDF, 540k)
The Planetary Society (PDF, 430k)
Red Rover Goes to Mars Flyer (PDF, 1900k)
Meet the Astrobots! Fact Sheet (PDF, 247k)
The Red Rover Goes to Mars Spacecraft DVD Assembly Fact Sheet (PDF, 574k)
Drive a Rover! Mars Station Fact Sheet (PDF, 1060k)

Press Releases

April 15, 2004: Martian Code Breakers Announced

March 17, 2004: Student Astronaut Meets Colin Powell

March 3, 2004: Last Chance to Crack the Code for a Message from Mars!

February 24, 2004: MarsDial: The Movie!

January 29, 2004: Planetary Society Offers Opportunity to Decipher Message on Mars

January 8, 2004: What (Mars) Time Is It?

January 8, 2004: Crack the Code for a Message from Mars!

December 18, 2003: Drive a Mars Rover Today!

November 6, 2003: International Student Team Selected to Work in Mars Rover Mission Operations

June 7, 2003: Astrobot Diaries and Mars Stations Debut Today

November 4, 2002: What's In A Name: For Kids It's A Place In History

October 15, 2002: Students to Join NASA's Mars Exploration Rover-2003 Team

February 20, 2001: School Kids Find Mars Mystery

January 23, 1998: Planetary Society Turns Students into Mars Explorers - Red Rover, Red Rover Project Helps Los Angeles Transform Students into Mars Mission Planners

January 7, 1997: Society Prepares Students for Mars Exploration Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Mars Sites on Over

July 14, 1995: NASA and The Planetary Society Name the First Rover to Explore the Surface of Mars