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September 22, 2014

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft enters Mars orbit
Washington (AFP) Sept 22, 2014
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft began orbiting Mars on Sunday, on a mission to study how the Red Planet's climate changed over time from warm and wet to cold and dry. The unmanned orbiter has traveled more than 10 months and 442 million miles (711 million kilometers) to reach Mars for a first-of-its kind look at the planet's upper atmosphere. "Wow, what a night. You get one shot with Mars orbit insertion and MAVEN nailed it tonight," said project manager David Mitchell. The data from the Mars Atmosp ... read more

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				India to enter Mars orbit on September 24 An Indian spacecraft will enter Mars on September 24 for scientific exploration of the red planet after a 300-day voyage through inter-planetary space, an ISRO official said on Monday. "After ... more		Russia Unable To Reject Foreign Parts in GLONASS Satellites Refusing "everything foreign" in the production of GLONASS navigation satellites is not possible yet, Russian Space Systems Deputy Director Grigory Stupak said at the International School on Satelli ... more

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