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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Nov. 1, 2008 | 12:23 PDT | 19:23 UTC
On its way to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1 photographs Earth, but flips the photo
The Indian lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 is still on the long loop of its latest orbit, but scientists on the mission aren't wasting any time; they've turned one of its cameras toward its erstwhile home, Earth. I love it when planetary spacecraft... More»
Oct. 31, 2008 | 17:36 PDT | Nov. 1 00:36 UTC
A brief Phoenix update
I failed to post yesterday about the latest drama on Phoenix. To quickly get up to speed on recent developments:On Tuesday, October 28 (at the end of sol 152), Phoenix was commanded to start shutting down survival heaters in an attempt to conserve... More»
Oct. 31, 2008 | 11:26 PDT | 18:26 UTC
Opportunity and Spirit updates: Both are now driving
A LATE ADDITION: A. J. S. Rayl has just posted her monthly update on the status of both rovers.
Another day, another drive: on sols 1,693 and 1,695 the Opportunity rover conducted two more lengthy drives to the south, totaling almost 200 meters. ... More»
Oct. 31, 2008 | 10:37 PDT | 17:37 UTC
Dawn Journal: A pause in thrusting
Here's our monthly checkup with the Dawn mission, contributed by Marc Rayman, the mission's Project System Engineer. Thanks Marc! --ESL
by Dr. Marc D. Rayman
Dear Presidawntial Candidawnts,
The Dawn spacecraft continues on course and on schedule... More»
Oct. 30, 2008 | 15:37 PDT | 22:37 UTC
Early science results from MESSENGER's second Mercury flyby
I've just posted a news story detailing the preliminary science results of MESSENGER's second Mercury flyby, based on a press conference that the team held yesterday. Go check it out!
Whenever I watch a MESSENGER press briefing I always find... More»
Oct. 29, 2008 | 16:00 PDT | 23:00 UTC
Phoenix update: Entry into and exit from safe mode, no science for a few days' recharging
The Phoenix mission just issued a statement announcing that, in response to a "low power fault," the spacecraft went into safe mode yesterday. This much was actually expected to happen because of the instructions sent yesterday to the spacecraft to... More»
Oct. 29, 2008 | 12:28 PDT | 19:28 UTC
Chandrayaan-1 update: Still in Earth orbit, closer to the Moon
According to an update posted to the Chandrayaan-1 website this morning, the Indian lunar orbiter has now performed four orbit-raising maneuvers, and is now (after a maneuver at 02:08 UTC today) on an orbit with an apogee of 267,000 kilometers. ... More»
Oct. 28, 2008 | 16:27 PDT | 23:27 UTC
Schedule notes for tomorrow: Constellation and MESSENGER
Some sharp-eyed folks have noticed that there are two colliding press briefings being held by NASA tomorrow at 1:00 Eastern time (17:00 UTC). One is a long-planned, probably triumphant science update on early results from MESSENGER's second flyby... More»
Oct. 28, 2008 | 15:33 PDT | 22:33 UTC
The beginning of the end for Phoenix: No more robotic arm operations
NASA and JPL issued a statement today that marks the beginning of Phoenix' descent into death. But by taking the steps outlined in today's statement, the mission hopes to put off that death as long as possible.
With less and less sunlight each... More»
Oct. 28, 2008 | 11:10 PDT | 18:10 UTC
Opportunity is really hitting the highway
Opportunity's drivers are not messing around! Victoria crater, the site of a Mars year's worth of study, is now far over the horizon, as Opportunity has lately completed a series of very long drives. Opportunity is once again sailing the sand seas... More»
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