Mars (planet)
NASA Lead Scientist Mars Exploration Program Michael Meyer delivers remarks at the opening of the 'Human 2 Mars Summit' at George Washington University in Washington, DC, May 6, 2013.
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I’m going to recommend to NASA [that the astronauts going to Mars] should eat three pizzas every day ... They are going to get all the nutrients [they need].
Nearly everything out there today called AR is a marketing gimmick or a science project, and people aren't using them. People talk about this rocket-ship vision of putting a man on Mars, but what AR has delivered is the equivalent of cardboard rocket-ships with hand-drawn NASA logos on the side.
The plan we have in place, the Mars strategy as supported by the president and funded, will have humans with NASA in the Martian environment by the mid 2030sMore quotes »
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Aldrin buzzes about missions to Mars
Aldrin called for a national commitment to land astronauts on Mars, and eventually, the creation of a permanent colony on the red planet. An aggressive space initiative should be in place by 2019, the 50th anniversary of the first successful moon launch, he Read more »
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NASA sees distant planets that seem ideal for life
twins. They circle the same star, an orange dwarf, and are next to each other closer together than Earth and its neighbor Mars .The planets are slightly wider than Earth, but not too big. Kepler-62-e is a bit balmy, like a Hawaiian world and Kepler-62-f is Read more »
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Further Reflections: Inside a turf war over first pictures of Mars
in order. Our ambassador couldnÂt present Queen Elizabeth with a raw picture that looked more like a close-up of acne than a planet. I went to the State DepartmentÂs art section and asked that the pictures be mounted in a folder appropriate for a head of state. 55 m ago from Des Moines Register Read more »
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Mars
Ares) is the god of War. The planet probably got this name due to its red color; Mars is sometimes referred to as the Red Planet. (An interesting side note: the Roman god Mars was a god of agriculture before becoming associated with the Greek Ares; those in 1:12 AM from OpPapers.com Read more »
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Weekend Love Forecast
night the Moon in Leo squares Taurus Mars and opposes the midpoint of the Pluto-Uranus Square. Venus aspects the Pluto-Uranus square as well, and Mercury in its own sign is involved in a quincunx with Saturn. The best aspect here is the weekend-long Venus-Uranus 5/17/13 from ElsaElsa.com Read more »
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This Week on Mars: Prepping for another dig session
been a while since we've checked in on our favorite NASA Mars robot - the Curiosity Rover. Has it been hanging out on the planet or doing some more work? In this week's Curiosity Rover Report by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, we find out that the robot 5/17/13 from ITWorld.com Read more »
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Mars rover Opportunity breaks US off-planet driving record
you wish you didn't know. NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has broken the US record for distance driven on another planet. Part of the Mars panorama released by NASA that combines 817 images taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. 5/17/13 from Global Post Read more »
