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- Wheelin' and dealin' with the Red planet. David, Leonard // Odyssey;Dec97, Vol. 6 Issue 9, p12
Focuses on robotic rover Sojourner's exploration of the surface of planet Mars. Rock-analyzing instrument called alpha proton X-ray spectrometer; Study of the mineral makeup of the Martian soil and selected rocks; Robot design based on insect behavior.
- An opposition class piloted mission to Mars using telerobotics for landing site reconnaissance and exploration. Burley, Philip J.; Fredrickson, Steven E.; Magruder, Darby F.; Rask, John D. // AIP Conference Proceedings;2001, Vol. 552 Issue 1, p115
The authors propose a new architecture for a first piloted mission to Mars. A crew travels to and from Mars in the same type of vehicle as will be used for the first piloted landing mission. Two or three surface rovers travel to Mars separately. The rovers land at widely separated potential...
- One small roll for a robot... O'Meara, Stephen James // Odyssey;Nov97, Vol. 6 Issue 8, p4
Focuses on robotic rover Sojourner's exploratory mission on the surface of planet Mars. Distinction of being the first robotic rover ever to set tread on another world; Recipient of the `Cool Robot of the Week' award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Space Telerobotics...
- Beach buggies on Mars. Lafee, Scott // New Scientist;03/01/97, Vol. 153 Issue 2071, p27
Highlights the 1997 International Conference on Mobile Planetary Robots and Rovers held in Santa Monica, California. Goal of exploring the planet Mars by machine; Development of Rocky 7, a range rover due to land on Mars.
- Let's Land Humans on Mars. Carberry, Chris // U.S. News Digital Weekly;7/6/2012, Vol. 4 Issue 27, p12
The article cites the author's opinion that the U.S. should endeavor to land a human mission on Mars by 2030. He suggests that the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory with robots on August 6, 2012 can serve as a catalyst for a new commitment to exploration and innovation. He says investments...
- Phoenix Digs Deeper. Covault, Craig // Aviation Week & Space Technology;8/18/2008, Vol. 169 Issue 7, p43
The article reports that the Phoenix Mars lander will begin the second half of August 2008 with a new series of samples for its wet-chemistry and organic-detection instruments from recently groomed or newly dug trenches. Controllers here have used the robotic arm to enlarge the Cupboard Trench...
- Tough Choice. Dornheim, Michael A. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;5/31/2004, Vol. 160 Issue 22, p31
Mars Exploration Rover managers took a long-delayed action on May 27�cutting off overnight power on the Opportunity rover to conserve large amounts of energy used to unnecessarily heat the robot arm. The heater has been stuck "on" since it landed, and could only be deactivated by turning off...
- Robot on Mars! // Kids World Magazine;Fall2008, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p4
The article reports on the robotic expedition Phoenix Mars to the planet Mars in 2008. The robot is specifically intended to study every possible trait and geographical attributes of the planet. It aims to determine the existence of soil and water in the planet along with the possible existence...
- Floating rovers. Nathan, Stuart // Engineer (00137758);10/15/2007, Vol. 293 Issue 7734, p8
The article discusses the use of aerobots that could be deployed for future mission to Mars in 2009-2013. The research done by Dave Barnes's team of the University of Aberystwyth in Great Britain, reveals that there are three methods for surveying the surface of a planet, including orbiters,...
