[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Opportunity Update - April 2-9, 2013

2013-04-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Waiting Out Solar Event - sols 3267-3274, Apr. 02, 2013-Apr. 09, 2013: Opportunity is in position for solar conjunction at 'Cape York' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. Solar conjunction is when the Sun comes

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Opportunity Update - Nov 7-14, 2012

2012-11-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Survey At 'Matijevic Hill' Wrapping Up - sols 3125-3132, Nov. 7, 2012-Nov. 14, 2012: Opportunity is nearing the completion of the local area survey around the location called Matijevic Hill (named in honor of

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Near Five Years of Science and Discovery

2008-12-29 Thread Ron Baalke
Dec. 29, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-337 Mars Rovers Near Five Years of Science and Discovery PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA rovers Spirit

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Sharpen Questions About Livable Conditions

2008-02-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-026 Mars Rovers Sharpen Questions About Livable Conditions Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 15, 2008 BOSTON -- Like salt used as a preservative, high concentrations of dissolved minerals in the wet, early-Mars environment known from

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Find New Evidence of 'Hapitable Niche'; Perilous 3rd Winter Approaches

2007-12-21 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec07/Rover.update.html Chronicle Online e-News Mars rovers find new evidence of 'habitable niche'; perilous third winter approaches Dec. 21, 2007 By Lauren Gold [EMAIL PROTECTED] Inch by power-conserving inch, drivers on Earth have moved the Mars rover

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars rovers

2007-09-09 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - These rovers lifetimes are remarkable, and if my memory has held through my stroke entirely unexpected. I seem to recall asking Ed Stone before launch about how long they hoped them to last, and he told me two weeks. So the current criticism about how NASA has to ask for continuing

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars rovers, part 2

2007-09-09 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - I hope this is not too far off topic, but considering the capabilities of these rovers for accretion research. Continuing with thoughts over morning coffee - China has a population of 1.2-1.3 billion, and from what I've heard are the internet intensive users on the planet. They also

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars rovers

2007-09-09 Thread Sterling K. Webb
] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars rovers Hi all - These rovers lifetimes are remarkable, and if my memory has held through my stroke entirely unexpected. I seem to recall asking Ed Stone before launch about how long they hoped

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives

2007-09-08 Thread Pete Pete
I'm starting to suspect that these two have evolved into a new, indestructible, perpetual-life, life form! Amazing! Cheers, Pete From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List) Subject: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives

2007-09-08 Thread batkol
: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives I'm starting to suspect that these two have evolved into a new, indestructible, perpetual-life, life form! Amazing! Cheers, Pete From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives

2007-09-08 Thread Jerry
The Energizer Bunny!!! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: batkol [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pete Pete [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives

2007-09-07 Thread Ron Baalke
Sept. 7, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RELEASE: 07-187 MARS ROVERS SURVIVE SEVERE DUST STORMS, READY FOR NEXT OBJECTIVES PASADENA, Calif. -- Two months after

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Begin New Observations on Changing Martian Atmosphere

2007-08-29 Thread Ron Baalke
http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20070829.065953time=07%2014%20PDTyear=2007public=0 Rovers Begin New Observations on Changing Martian Atmosphere CHICAGO, Aug. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mars rover scientists have launched a new long-term study on the Martian atmosphere with

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Resume Driving

2007-08-24 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-093b Mars Exploration Rover Status Report: Rovers Resume Driving Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 24, 2007 After six weeks of hunkering down during raging dust storms that limited solar power, both of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Still Hunkered Down to Weather Dust Storm

2007-07-30 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0707/28marsrovers/ Mars rovers still hunkered down to weather dust storm BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW July 28, 2007 NASA's Mars rovers continued to be plagued by a global dust storm Saturday, but both of the golf cart-sized craft produced more power than

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Get New Manager During Challenging Period

2006-03-18 Thread Ron Baalke
March 17, 2006 Dwayne Brown/Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-1726/1237 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (818) 354-6278 RELEASE: 06-101 MARS ROVERS GET NEW MANAGER DURING CHALLENGING PERIOD NASA's long-lived Mars rovers demand lots of care, as they age

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Advance Understanding of the Red Planet

2006-01-24 Thread Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Guy Webster (818) 354-6278 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers And All...

2005-07-18 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Mars fans. Last week, PBS re-ran their earlier NOVA science program about getting the Rovers TO Mars. This week, they will debut a new NOVA program about what the Rovers found when they GOT there. Tuesday 9/8 Central in my area, but may vary. Should definitely be worth watching.

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Break Driving Records, Examine Salty Soil

2005-03-02 Thread Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Guy Webster (818) 354-6278 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Dolores Beasley

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Still Going Strong After A Year of Exploring

2005-01-04 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/050103oneyear.html Mars rovers still going strong after a year of exploring BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW January 3, 2005 The remarkably inexhaustible Mars rovers, built to explore opposite sides of the Red Planet for three months in early 2004 and uncover proof of

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Probing Water History At Two Sites

2004-10-07 Thread Ron Baalke
Donald Savage Headquarters, Washington October 7, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1727) Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/354-6278) RELEASE: 04-342 MARS ROVERS PROBING WATER HISTORY AT TWO SITES NASA's Spirit and Opportunity have been

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Finds That Water Persisted

2004-07-19 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns6178 Mars rover finds that water persisted David L Chandler New Scientist July 19, 2004 Surface water on Mars existed across a significant span of time, not just for years but eons, suggest new findings made by NASA's Mars rover Opportunity.

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Might Get Further Lifeline

2004-07-07 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3872975.stm Rovers might get further lifeline By Paul Rincon BBC News July 7, 2004 Negotiations are underway to further extend the missions of the US space agency's Mars Exploration Rovers. The rover team wants the robots to keep on with their

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Going The Extra Mile

2004-06-15 Thread Ron Baalke
Dwayne Brown Headquarters, WashingtonJune 15, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1726) Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/354-6278) RELEASE: 04-192 MARS ROVERS GOING THE EXTRA MILE NASA's Mars rovers are delighting scientists with their extra credit

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Examining Hills And Crater In Bonus-Time Mission

2004-06-02 Thread Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Guy Webster (818) 354-6278 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Donald

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Heading Into Autumn of Robotic Life

2004-05-06 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-05-06-rovers-fate_x.htm Mars rovers heading into Autumn of robotic life By Leonard David space.com May 6, 2004 Last month, NASA gave the go-ahead for both Mars Exploration Rovers - Spirit and Opportunity - to keep on rolling. Each robot has been handed

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Finish Primary Mission and Roll Onward

2004-04-28 Thread Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Guy Webster (818) 354-6278 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Donald

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers See Earth, Moon and Stars

2004-03-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_earth_040311.html Mars Rovers See Earth, Moons and Stars By Robert Roy Britt space.com 11 March 2004 The Spirit rover on Mars took the first picture of Earth ever made from the surface of another planet. It also did a little astronomy, imaging bright

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers to Last Longer Than Expected

2004-03-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://space.com/scienceastronomy/rovers_update_040311.html Mars Rovers to Last Longer Than Expected By Tariq Malik space.com 11 March 2004 It took more than a month for NASA's Spirit Mars rover to finish the drive to its destination, a crater called Bonneville, but mission planners are

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers See Earth, Moon and Stars

2004-03-11 Thread j . divelbiss
Ron and others: I have to agree with Mark Ford in that the news briefs coming out of these NASA announcements about the rover status (and the music played to each one) tells us almost nothing about what they are finding up there. Is the information somewhere else on the net that we can go and

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers' Lifetime Boosted

2004-03-09 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3545747.stm Mars rovers' lifetime boosted By Paul Rincon BBC News March 9, 2004 The US space agency's Mars rovers may work for up to 240 days on the Red Planet, about 150 more than the mission team had originally projected. Mission engineers have

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers

2004-03-05 Thread Michael Farmer
Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers If you want to enforce the letter of Art's laws, most of Ron Baalke's posts shouldn't appear here, after all, what do Mars probes have to do

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers

2004-03-05 Thread moni waiblinger-seabridge
Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Meteorite Mailing List) Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 13:54:43 -0800 (PST) If you want to enforce the letter of Art's laws, most of Ron Baalke's posts shouldn't appear here, after all, what do Mars probes have to do

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers

2004-03-05 Thread Meteorbiter
most times Ron Baalke's posts are the only ones worth reading THANK YOU, MONI that`s all to say. Mike, IMDA # 0001

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers

2004-03-05 Thread tett
OK, I'll bite What the heck is IMDA?. Dealer's Ass? tett - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers most times Ron Baalke's posts are the only

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rovers

2004-03-05 Thread dfpens
Ron: Please keep the images coming. Probably more than anything else on this list, I look forward to the Mars Odyssey Themis Images and the Mars Rover Updates. Regards, Dave If you want to enforce the letter of Art's laws, most of Ron Baalke's posts shouldn't appear here, after all, what

[meteorite-list] Mars Rovers Head For Exciting Landings In January

2003-12-02 Thread Ron Baalke
Donald Savage Headquarters, Washington December 2, 2003 (Phone: 202/358-1547) Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/354-6278) RELEASE: 03-387 MARS ROVERS HEAD FOR EXCITING LANDINGS IN JANUARY NASA'S robotic Mars geologist, Spirit, embodying