- Location
real trek
"-
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Successfully Tested Its Laser on Sunday
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity successfully tested its laser on Sunday, blasting a fist-size Martian rock and analyzing its makeup. The rover's Chemistry and Camera instrument, dubbed the ChemCam, zapped the rock with 30 ...
Tags: NASA, laser, Camera instrument, Curiosity
-
NASA Engineers Are Getting Ready for Two Big Tests of Their Robotic Rover
Dec 20, 2012With the Mars Curiosity rover's science instruments working well, NASA engineers are getting ready for two big tests of their robotic rover -- blasting a rock with a laser beam and getting the rover moving. Curiosity's first drive will be ...
Tags: NASA, Mars Curiosity, science instruments, laser beam
-
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Took Its First
Aug 22, 2012Computerworld - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took its first, albeit short, drive on the Martian surface today and now scientists say it's just about ready to head out on its first real trek. "I'm pleased to report that Curiosity today had ...