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NASA tests inflatable heat shield for Mars mission

March 09, 2016 2:22 pm

Before NASA uses its new inflatable technology for slowing spacecraft that are entering the atmospheres of other planets, it will first need to be packed into the tight confines of a rocket.

Curiosity rover gets 'brain transplant'

August 13, 2012 7:54 pm

The software for Mars surface operations was uploaded to the rover's memory during the Mars Science Laboratory.

Mars rover Curiosity ready for its driver's license

August 11, 2012 12:35 pm

Its previous flight-control software was tailored for the complex tasks of atmospheric entry.

Shuttle Endeavour lands on Earth after final flight

June 01, 2011 11:44 am

Flight was shuttle Endeavour's final mission; Endeavour returned from 16-day mission at space station.

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