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Opportunity landed in Meridiani Planum at , about 25 kilometers (16 mi) downrange (east) of its intended target on January 25, 2004, at 05: Although Meridiani is a flat plain, without the rock fields seen at previous Mars landing sites, Opportunity rolled into an impact crater 22 meters in diameter, with the rim of the crater approximately 10 meters (33 ft) from the rover. [4]
Spirit and Opportunity were launched a month apart, on June 10 and July 8, 2003, and both reached the Martian surface by January 2004. Opportunity ' s launch was managed by NASA's Launch Services Program. This was the first launch of the Delta II Heavy. The launch period went from June 25 to July 15, 2003.
This is a timeline of known spaceflights, both crewed and uncrewed, sorted chronologically by launch date. Due to its large size, the timeline has been split into smaller articles, one for each year since 1951. There is a separate list for all flights that occurred before 1951.
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In a big first, Starship will also attempt to deploy 10 satellite “simulators,” SpaceX said, that will be “similar in size and weight” to the company’s next generation of Starlink ...
The film tells the story of Opportunity, nicknamed Oppy, a Mars rover launched in 2003 that was expected to operate for only 90 sols but explored Mars for nearly 15 years. . The film features archival and interview footage with scientists and engineers and re-creations of the rover's treks over the Martian landscape in search of wa
First flight of Eris, and first orbital launch from Bowen. First launch of an Australian developed launch vehicle. March (TBD) [54] Electron: Mahia LC-1: Rocket Lab ⚀ Kinéis × 5 Kinéis: Low Earth: IoT Fifth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. March (TBD) [97] Electron: Mahia LC-1: Rocket Lab: TBA iQPS: Low ...
New Glenn is scheduled to launch at 1 am ET (0600 GMT) on Sunday from the company's launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending to orbit its first Blue Ring satellite - a ...