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Deborah Bass, the deputy project scientist on the mission, talks about the Mars Phoenix Scount Lander’s trip to look for evidence of past life on the red planet. The lander was built by Lockheed Martin in Colorado.
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I mentioned this a few weeks ago. Here is an update from a mission scientist at NASA. Nearly a month’s worth of storms could permanently damage or disable the Mars rovers exploring the Red Planet.

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The ‘life’ of the 2 Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, is threatened by a planet-wide dust storm.
“The storm is affecting both rovers and reducing the power levels on Opportunity,” said John Callas, Mars Exploration Rover project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “We are keeping an eye on this as we go forward, but [...]

The Space Shuttle Atlantis flew back to Florida. First class on the back of a jumbo jet.
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Atlantis had a perfect liftoff on Friday but there are now concerns about the heat shield.
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