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    May 22, 2013 |Story| La Caņada

  1. JPL begins work on two new missions to Mars

    Less than a year after the rover Curiosity's successful landing on Mars, scientists and engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are at work on two new missions to the Red Planet.
    Less than a year after the rover Curiosity's successful landing on Mars, scientists and engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are at work on two new missions to the Red Planet. The space agency last year announced that a new lander and rover...

    Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Aerospace Manufacturing, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering

    2. May 22, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Private space industry can't get to Mars without NASA

    While the Mars rover Curiosity is discovering the building blocks of life on the Red Planet, many are equally excited about another development: Commercial companies have finally discovered profit in space. This is no small feat, considering the...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Virgin Group, Ltd., NASA, Technology

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. NASA Curiosity drills second Mars rock to check John Klein surprise

    NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has already met its mission goals, discovering that parts of the Red Planet could have been friendly to microbial life. But not one to rest on its scientific laurels, the robot has drilled a second sample of rock to back up the rover’s ground-breaking findings.
    NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has already met its mission goals, discovering that parts of the Red Planet could have been friendly to microbial life. But not one to rest on its scientific laurels, the robot has drilled a second sample of rock to...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology

    4. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Mars rover Opportunity breaks distance record; what took so long?

    After nine years on the job, <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a>&rsquo;s Mars rover <a id="EVSAT00015" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA Mars Exploration Program" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/nasa-mars-exploration-program-EVSAT00015.topic">Opportunity</a> has finally broken a 40-year-old record for the longest distance driven on another world.
    After nine years on the job, NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has finally broken a 40-year-old record for the longest distance driven on another world. The Mars rover Opportunity has been exploring the Red Planet’s surface since landing in...

    Tags: NASA

    5. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. 'Selfies,' a social media term the world could do without

    Social media allow people to broadcast where they are, what they're doing, whom they're doing it with and why they're doing it in the first place.
    Social media allow people to broadcast where they are, what they're doing, whom they're doing it with and why they're doing it in the first place. That's crucial information we're fortunate to receive several times a day from everyone we've ever met,...

    Tags: NASA, Social Media, Amanda Bynes, Apple iPhone, Twitter, Inc.

    6. May 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. 'Cosmic Wonder': New Adler show goes deep into universe

    I've seen three shows now in Adler Planetarium's still new, still state-of-the-art central domed theater, and I remain amazed at the quality of the celestial imagery and at the precision with which it is projected up on the dome.
    I've seen three shows now in Adler Planetarium's still new, still state-of-the-art central domed theater, and I remain amazed at the quality of the celestial imagery and at the precision with which it is projected up on the dome. Journeys into distant...

    Tags: NASA, Arts and Culture, Adler Planetarium, Human Interest, Orion Space Mission

    7. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Mars Curiosity rover's next drill target a bumpier challenge

    After a four-week spring break, NASA&rsquo;s Mars Curiosity rover has set its sights on the next drill target: Cumberland, a rock lying about 9 feet away from where the rover first broke ground in Yellowknife Bay.
    After a four-week spring break, NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has set its sights on the next drill target: Cumberland, a rock lying about 9 feet away from where the rover first broke ground in Yellowknife Bay. The new target will be a greater...

    Tags: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology

    8. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Will.i.am doesn't skip a beat in pushing past musical pursuits

    This week in New York will.i.am &mdash; the founder and frontman of L.A.'s Black Eyed Peas &mdash; is to receive an honorary Clio Award in recognition of "the work and talent of those who push the boundaries of creativity in advertising and beyond," according to a release from the ad-business group that presents the awards.
    This week in New York will.i.am — the founder and frontman of L.A.'s Black Eyed Peas — is to receive an honorary Clio Award in recognition of "the work and talent of those who push the boundaries of creativity in advertising and beyond,"...

    Tags: NASA, Justin Bieber, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (movie), Black Eyed Peas (music group), Music

    9. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. JPL: NASA Curiosity rover back to work after Martian spring break

    NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has emerged from its "spring break" and is back to work, officials at Jet Propulsion Laboratory said this week. Up next on the agenda: Drilling the second target at Yellowknife Bay.
    NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has emerged from its "spring break" and is back to work, officials at Jet Propulsion Laboratory said this week. Up next on the agenda: Drilling the second target at Yellowknife Bay. The Mars Science Laboratory mission made...

    Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Science and Technology

    10. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. A poem for a planet: Send your haiku to Mars

    The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours.
    The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours. NASA launched -- or, rather, opened -- the poetry contest on Wednesday....

    Tags: Poetry, NASA, Google+, NPR

    11. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. NASA wants poets to send haikus on Mars MAVEN mission

    NASA wants to send haikus to Mars, and you &mdash; yes, you! &mdash; might be just the poet for the job.
    NASA wants to send haikus to Mars, and you — yes, you! — might be just the poet for the job. The space agency plans to launch a spacecraft to study the upper layers of the Red Planet’s atmosphere in November. But before the Mars...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Media Industry, Space Programs, NASA Voyager Program

    12. May 2, 2013 |Story| La Caņada

  12. Tech parents guide the next generation of space engineers

    Palm Crest Elementary School sits four miles away from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where a team built and developed the Mars rover Curiosity, the largest machine sent to another planet. But engineers at the La Caņada Flintridge lab may have...

    Tags: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Schools, Science and Technology, Elementary Schools

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