Wednesday, 25 March 2015

NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover Finishes Marathon, Clocks in at Just Over 11 Years

There was no tape draped across a finish line, but NASA is celebrating a win. The agency’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity completed its first Red Planet marathon Tuesday -- 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) – with a finish time of roughly 11 years and two months.



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NASA Awards Launch Range Contract for Wallops Flight Facility

Credit: NASA NASA has selected ARES Technical Services Corporation of McLean, Virginia, to provide launch range operations support...