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Because of the proximity of the Mars moons to Mars, any mission to them may also be considered a mission to Mars from some perspectives. Past missions Three missions to land on Phobos have been launched; the Soviet Phobos program in the late 1980s saw the launch of Phobos 1 and Phobos 2 , while the Russian Fobos-Grunt sample return mission was ...
Gravity and Extreme Magnetism - 2012; International X-ray Observatory - 2011; Terrestrial Planet Finder - 2011; Laser Interferometer Space Antenna - 2011; Space Interferometry Mission - 2010
Jenkins County School System announced that schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. The district will evaluate Wednesday's conditions in order to make a decision about Thursday.
Mars 4 failed to enter Mars orbit and flew by it instead. [90] Mars 6: Mars 5 August 1973 12 March 1974 220 days (7 months, 8 days) The Mars 6 bus flew by Mars at a minimum distance of 1600 km. Also carried a lander. [13] Mars 7: Mars 9 August 1973 9 March 1974 213 days (7 months, 1 day) Mars 7's lander was released prematurely and missed Mars ...
Schools from Texas to New York have cited safety concerns as the reason for closing school for the day or releasing students early.
The list of proposed missions to the outer planets is a listing of concept studies for an uncrewed or crewed mission to gas giants. Proposed missions to gas giants are typically based on engineering and scientific assessments of technological capabilities at the time of study.
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America. A number of schools will be closed that day. Here's why schools are closing for the eclipse.
As a ride-along mission on another launch, not a main mission, they were intended to have low cost and tolerate a higher level of risk than other NASA missions. EscaPADE was originally selected from a competition to be a low-cost ride-along "mission of opportunity" to hitch a ride to Mars with the Psyche spacecraft , and drop off as the ...