Will Mars Go Mute? NASA’s Aging Orbiters May Not Last Long Enough to Support Future Exploration

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A cry for help has come from planetary scientists pleading for a Next Mars Orbiter—or NeMO for short. Researchers say the spacecraft fleet currently orbiting the Red Planet is aging and there are no replacements in the works, imperiling future Mars landers, rovers and even possible human missions that will depend on orbiters to talk […]

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June 23, 2017 at 07:49AM