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December 4, 2022

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[ November 30, 2022 ] SpaceX rocket trouble postpones Japanese moon lander launch Falcon 9
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[ November 29, 2022 ] Japanese commercial moon lander, UAE rover ready for launch on SpaceX rocket Falcon 9

Curiosity rover reaches Martian sand dunes

December 13, 2015

NASA’s Curiosity rover is studying sand dunes towering up to two stories tall, returning new images showing a rippled landscape that represents a case of still-active geology on the red planet.

Candidate landing sites selected for ESA Mars rover

October 5, 2014

The European Space Agency has announced four candidate landing sites for the ExoMars rover, as a deadline looms to secure full funding for the mission in time for a scheduled launch to the red planet in 2018.

Launch of the Curiosity Mars rover

November 26, 2011

This video captures the final portion of the launch countdown and follows the Atlas 5 rocket’s flight through arrival in the preliminary orbit carrying the Curiosity rover headed for Mars. (Membership Required)