Projects: Red Rover Goes to Mars
Project Updates
March 2004: We Make It Happen! Red Rover Goes
to Mars, The Planetary Report, Vol XXIIV, No. 1
Wow! We really have made it happen. Not only did the world witness the arrival
of three very successful new spacecraft at Mars and a successful comet fly-through,
but The Planetary Society also had success beyond our wildest expectations. We
set a string of firsts, involved the public in this remarkable time of space
exploration, and brought 16 exceptional students to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL) to work on the Mars Exploration Rover mission and promote the future of
Mars exploration. More »
January 2004: We Make It Happen! Red Rover Goes
to Mars, The Planetary Report, Vol XXIIV, No. 1
For well over a hundred years, certain people have claimed that there are secret
messages being beamed to us from Mars. I finally agree—because we’re
putting them there. More »
November 2003: We Make It Happen! Red Rover Goes
to Mars, The Planetary Report, Vol XXIII, No. 6
The time has finally come. More than five years in the making—coming back
from a 2001 mission cancellation, overcoming hurdle after hurdle—the culmination
of The Planetary Society’s Red Rover Goes to Mars project is upon us... More »
May 2003: We Make It Happen! Red Rover Goes to
Mars, The Planetary Report, Vol XXIII, No. 3
At this time, when the buzz is all about the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) launches,
I am focusing on our involvement with the MER mission, namely our Red Rover Goes
to Mars (RRGTM) project. RRGTM is one of our largest projects, and one of our
most exciting. Our members facilitate it, as does our partnership with the LEGO
Company. Our connection with MER represents unprecedented public involvement
with a NASA mission... More »
May 2002: Student Navigators Train with the Best, The
Planetary Report, Vol. XXII, No. 3
On February 12, 2002, a team of eight bright minds assembled in a laboratory
at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for a challenging task. Their mission:
to simulate two days of exploring Mars with an advanced prototype robotic exploration
vehicle. These weren't just any rover engineers -- they were the Red Rover Goes
to Mars Student Navigators... More »
May 2001: Red Rover
Goes to Mars: Student Scientists Make History, The Planetary
Report, Vol. XXI,
No. 3
"It was the best week of my life!" This was the overall sentiment
of the Red Rover Goes to Mars Student Scientists after a weeklong visit to
San Diego to take pictures of Mars using the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) onboard Mars
Global Surveyor (MGS). The students--from
India, Hungary, Poland, Taiwan, Brazil, and the United States--earned this
unprecedented opportunity through The Planetary Society's Red Rover Goes to
Mars Student Scientist essay contest. More »
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