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Mars Pathfinder Rover Exits Rock Garden To Begin Long Trek
September 27, 1997 — After 83 days of atmospheric, soil and rock studies, NASA's Mars Pathfinder is moving into extended mission activities that will take the rover on its longest trek yet, while the lander camera ... > full story -
Effects Of Space Environment On Mir To Be Measured With New Device
September 24, 1997 — A new NASA device to monitor the structural health of the future International Space Station will soon be on its way to the Russian space station Mir for ... > full story -
Mars Global Surveyor Detects Martian Magnetic Field As Aerobraking Begins
September 18, 1997 — Scientists have confirmed the existence of a planet-wide magnetic field at Mars using an instrument on-board NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter, as the spacecraft began to circle and study the ... > full story -
Mars Global Surveyor Mission Set To Begin Orbiting On Sept. 11
September 8, 1997 — For researchers like the University of Colorado at Boulder's Bruce Jakosky who are involved in NASA's unmanned Mars Global Surveyor mission slated to enter planetary orbit Sept. 11, patience ... > full story -
Two Voyager Spacecraft Still Going Strong After 20 Years
September 6, 1997 — Twenty years after their launch and long after their planetary reconnaissance flybys have been completed, both Voyager spacecraft are now gaining on another milestone -- crossing that invisible ... > full story -
Cassini To Survey Worlds Of Saturn And Titan; Sends First Probe To Moon Of Another Planet
September 4, 1997 — The planet Saturn, its famous icy rings, and its enigmatic moon, Titan, are the prime scientific targets of the international Cassini mission, the most ambitious and far-reaching planetary ... > full story -
'Yogi' Rock Found On Mars Similar To Rocks Underneath 'Yogi' Berra Stadium, Geologist Says
August 13, 1997 — "Yogi," the rock that the Sojourner rover investigated on Mars, is remarkably similar to the rocks underneath recently dedicated "Yogi" Berra Stadium on the Montclair ... > full story -
Mars Pathfinder Results Generating New Picture Of Mars As Mission Moves Into Extended Operations
August 9, 1997 — NASA's Mars Pathfinder spacecraft -- a novel mission to send an inexpensive lander and roving prospector to the surface of Mars -- has concluded its primary mission, fulfilling all of its ... > full story -
NASA Announces Revised Plan For Mir Staffing
July 31, 1997 — Astronaut Wendy Lawrence (Cmdr, USN) has been replaced by her backup, Dr. David Wolf, for the next long duration stay on the Russian Mir space station. The change will enable Wolf to act as a backup ... > full story -
Second U.S. Space Station Component Begins Launch Preparations
July 28, 1997 — The first of two pressurized mating adapters for the International Space Station arrived today at the Kennedy Space Center, FL, from manufacturer McDonnell Douglas in Huntington Beach, ... > full story -
NASA Statement On The Passing Of Gene Shoemaker
July 22, 1997 — Planetary scientist Dr. Eugene ("Gene") Shoemaker, 69, was killed in a two-car accident near Alice Springs, Australia, on the afternoon of July 18. His wife Carolyn Shoemaker suffered ... > full story -
New Studies Of Martian Meteorite Launched
July 18, 1997 — The National Science Foundation has awarded grants for seven new projects to study Martian meteorite ALH84001 in greater depth. The grants are part of a coordinated program with NASA to further ... > full story
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