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In a recent interview with Kathleen Connell of the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA, Michael Meyer discusses the past, present, and future of NASA's Astrobiology program.
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Sunday, August 03, 2003
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The Europa Focus Group, a collaboration of scientists who study Jupiter's ice-covered moon, met recently on Alaska's North Slope. By studying the unique terrain at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, they foreshadow future expeditions to search for life on Europa.
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Friday, July 25, 2003
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The Martian Chronicles, a multipart series, show the inside story of what it is like to join in a four-year space mission, in preparation for the dramatic landing sequence planned for January 2004. From the science diaries of Cornell's Steve Squyres, the principal investigator for the Mars Exploration Rovers' science package, this first-hand account shows exactly what it takes to plan and build a mission to another planet.
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Sunday, July 20, 2003
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The 1976 Mars Viking mission involved the first lander to orbit another planet, and the first biology experiments based on soil sampling. Program managers maintained a dynamic 'worry list', which included a 1970's computer that opened like a wireframe book.
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Wednesday, July 09, 2003
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In a first-of-its-kind test, a JPL team of robotics experts recently began off-road exploration into how an ideal Mars rover might handle the bumps and cliffs expected on Mars.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2003
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Scientific consensus holds that liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars. But now a pair of scientists argue that liquid water in limited amounts and for limited times may indeed be present on Mars' surface.
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Thursday, June 19, 2003
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