Computerworld-NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is three-quarters of the way through a major software upgrade NASA has dubbed a"brain transplant." The four-day software upgrade started Saturday and,if all goes as planned,should wrap up by ...
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Simulating the Mars mission Computational curiosity Landing system IT has been key to successfully landing the rover robot Curiosity, on Mars earlier this week. Mars missions in the past have not had a great track record. But the landing ...
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Emcore Corp of Albuquerque,NM,USA,which makes components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets,has been awarded a solar panel manufacturing contract by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL)for its Soil Moisture Active ...
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