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Dawn Journal: Safe Without Safe Mode
Perhaps what is most noteworthy and satisfying since the last log is not what Dawn did, but rather what it did not do.
Spirit's got a clear path to Von Braun
Spirit's got a clear path to Von Braun
Space Carnival & new Chandrayaan-1 Earth photo
Space Carnival & new Chandrayaan-1 Earth photo
Solar Sail Update: New Opportunities
At the beginning of this decade, we designed a mission to accomplish this goal. We launched Cosmos 1 in June 2005, but the Volna rocket that was to place the spacecraft in orbit failed, and we were never able to test our solar sail in flight. These days, The Planetary Society is working with colleagues at NASA and at the Russian Space Research Institute to put together a new solar sail mission.
Planetary Society Members "Dream Big Dreams"
Planetary Society Members "Dream Big Dreams"
Mars Action Weather Report: A dust event is brewing in the south
Mars Action Weather Report: A dust event is brewing in the south
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Breaks Rove Record, Opportunity Sees Endeavour's Distant Rim
The Mars Exploration Rovers logged a memorable March, with Spirit finally making some serious tracks and setting a new driving record for a five-wheeled rover, and Opportunity getting a first glimpse on the distant horizon of its next big attraction, Endeavour Crater as it crossed a geologic boundary into a new field of
LPSC: Friday morning session on future missions
LPSC: Friday morning session on future missions
LPSC: Thursday's posters
LPSC: Thursday's posters
Aurora expedition: The end
Aurora expedition: The end
Brown-Vernadsky Microsymposium 2009: The talks
Brown-Vernadsky Microsymposium 2009: The talks
LPSC: Asteroids and Mercury
LPSC: Asteroids and Mercury
Cool photo: Venus' crescent
Cool photo: Venus' crescent
Look! It's a near-Earth asteroid!
Look! It's a near-Earth asteroid!
Mars Express VMC is back online!
Mars Express VMC is back online!
LPSC: Saltwater at the Phoenix landing site?
LPSC: Saltwater at the Phoenix landing site?
LPSC: Triton's crescent
LPSC: Triton's crescent
Name Orcus' moon!
Name Orcus' moon!
Spirit puts the pedal to the metal
Way to go, Spirit! The last two drives for the five-wheeled rover have taken it a total of about 40 meters west, traveling around the north edge of Home Plate. If I'm not mistaken, that's more than Spirit has driven in the last 400 sols combined.