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USA - Launch of lunar probe
Twenty-five years after the last Apollo moon mission, the Lunar Prospector probe lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday (6/1) on a mission to map the moon's surface and look for evidence of water.
The rocket will travel four...
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SYND 4 11 71BACKGROUND FILM IN ADVANCE OF MARINER 9'S APPROACH TO MARS
Library film plus animation in advance of Mariner 9's approach to Mars
1. various shots, Mariner 9 being prepared at Kennedy Space Ecntre Florida
2. Mariner 9 rocket lift off
3. ANIMATION SEQUENCE: Mariner orbits Mars
4. Mariner...
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USA - Pathfinder briefing
Almost exactly a year after the little Sojourner probe landed on Mars during the Pathfinder mission, scientists on the project gathered on Monday (29/6) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California to brief reporters. Their...
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NASA confirms water discovered on Moon
FILE: Lunar surface - 9 October 2009
1. Lunar surface - Cabeus crater real time image from LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) satellite, from the day of moon 'bombing'
San Jose, California (Ames Research Centre) - 13...
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Mars rover Opportunity, which reached the edge of a deep and geologically rich crater last week after a marathon trek.
HEADLINE: A New 'Opportunity' to Explore Mars
CAPTION: Images captured by the Mars rover Opportunity are providing scientists at NASA with new details about the Red Planet's past. (Oct. 6)
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4:3 Mars rover, Curiosity, launches on mission to Red Planet; presser
1. Wide launch of Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Mars Curiosity rover, lifting off
2. Wide zoom out of rocket leaving launch pad
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pete Theisinger, Project Manager of the Mars Exploration Rover Project:
"Our...
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NASA rover sends back first colour picture of Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has transmitted its first colour photo and a low-resolution video showing the last two-and-a-half minutes of its dramatic dive through the Martian atmosphere, giving a sneak peek of a spacecraft landing on another...
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Robotic arm makes first contact with surface
1. Wide shot inside NASA JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) briefing room
2. Close up of Mark Adler, Spirit Mission Manager
3. Photo showing Spirit Rover in front of lander, then zoom in to tighter shot of photo
4. Wide shot of briefing
5....
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USA: PATHFINDER SPACE PROBE SENDS PICTURES BACK FROM MARS
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After a near perfect landing on Mars, NASA scientists are ecstatic about the images the Pathfinder space probe is sending back to Earth.
And now there's more good news for NASA.
They've managed to re-establish the radio...
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Humanoid robot prepares for life on Mars
LEAD IN:Four robots, built by NASA, could be pioneers in the colonisation of Mars, part of an advance construction team that sets up habitat for human explorers.But first the two million USD robots are finding new homes on Earth where...
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Valkyrie Robots Paving Way for NASA Mars Mission
MEET VAL - NASA'S IRON MAN. STANDING 6 FEET TALL AND WEIGHING IN AT 300 POUNDS – THE SPACE AGENCY HOPES THIS HUMANOID ROBOT CAN LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A MISSION ONCE THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE. SOUNDBITE (English) Holly Yanco, University of...
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CLEAN: Experiment volunteers 'to land on Mars'
CLEAN: Experiment volunteers 'to land on Mars'
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ESA briefs on Mars mission
A senior European Space Agency official says that the signal from the experimental Schiaparelli probe cut off before its landing on Mars, which he says isn't a good sign.Paolo Ferri, ESA's head of operations, said the signal "stopped...
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ESA confirms it lost contact with Mars lander
The European Space Agency (ESA) said Friday its experimental Mars probe crash-landed and was "destroyed" when it hit the surface.ESA said that, according to what its scientists have been able to piece together so far, the Schiaparelli...
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Analysis: Obama Pushes for Mars Trip by 2030
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus064887President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to reinvigorate his call for the U.S. to send humans to Mars by the 2030s, showcasing budding partnerships between the U.S. government and commercial...
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Macron meets NASA officials at Paris Air Show
French President Emmanuel Macron toured exhibits at the Paris Air Show on Monday, meeting with leaders of NASA, French Space Agency CNES as well as French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.NASA Administrator Robert M. Lightfoot reaffirmed his...
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Buzz Aldrin Rolls Out Red Carpet For Mars
Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center.Aldrin, 87, commemorated the upcoming anniversary of...
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Sputnik - the launch in '57 that led to modern space exploration
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October 4th marks 60 years since one of Russia's greatest achievements - the launch of Sputnik 1 - the world's first manmade satellite.
It shocked America - which had expected to get there first - and...
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Elon Musk Aims to Get You Anywhere on Earth in One Hour
Sep.29 -- Entrepreneur Elon Musk, who has long dreamed of creating a human colony on Mars, is planning to build a new rocket ship code named "BFR" capable of traveling anywhere on Earth in under an hour. Bloomberg's Dana Hull has more on...
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Buzz Aldrin sets sights on Mars
LEADIN:
Buzz Aldrin is setting his sights on Mars.
The former NASA astronaut and one of the first two humans to land on the moon now hopes to inspire future generations on their quest to the 'Red Planet.'
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Buzz Aldrin sets sights on Mars
LEADIN:
Buzz Aldrin is setting his sights on Mars.
The former NASA astronaut and one of the first two humans to land on the moon now hopes to inspire future generations on their quest to the 'Red Planet.'
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Sputnik - the launch in '57 that led to modern space exploration
LEADIN:
October 4th marks 60 years since one of Russia's greatest achievements - the launch of Sputnik 1 - the world's first manmade satellite.
It shocked America - which had expected to get there first - and...