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    Aug 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Mars rover shoots rock with laser, set to drive to Glenelg soon

    <span>The Mars rover known as Curiosity zapped its first target with its laser eye this weekend, NASA officials announced.</span>
    The Mars rover known as Curiosity zapped its first target with its laser eye this weekend, NASA officials announced. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover has been stretching its limbs and testing its cameras since landing Aug. 5. Now, the rover has...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology

    2. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  2. Curiosity's weather instrument appears damaged, says JPL

    The NASA rover Curiosity had a good weekend. It zapped its first rock with a laser, wiggled its robotic arm and shifted its wheels.
    The NASA rover Curiosity had a good weekend. It zapped its first rock with a laser, wiggled its robotic arm and shifted its wheels. But leaders on the Mars Science Laboratory mission on Tuesday revealed a small hiccup: One of the rover’s wind...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Weather, Weather Reports, Science

    3. Aug 2, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  3. Where to watch the Mars landing around Los Angeles

    The whole world will be watching as the rover Curiosity touches down on Mars late Sunday, Pacific Standard Time. But the event will be a real celebration for the engineers, scientists and staff at NASA&rsquo;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who have worked on the mission for years.
    The whole world will be watching as the rover Curiosity touches down on Mars late Sunday, Pacific Standard Time. But the event will be a real celebration for the engineers, scientists and staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who have worked on...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Bill Nye, Research, Google Inc.

    4. Aug 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Mars dust storm, minor wobble give Curiosity scientists pause

    A dust storm on Mars and a minor wobble in the spacecraft's trajectory have given scientists something to think about, but leaders of <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a>'sCuriosity mission said Thursday that they are on track for a Sunday landing &mdash; the delivery of the largest and most ambitious machine ever sent to another planet.
    A dust storm on Mars and a minor wobble in the spacecraft's trajectory have given scientists something to think about, but leaders of NASA'sCuriosity mission said Thursday that they are on track for a Sunday landing — the delivery of the largest and...

    Tags: NASA, Scott Gold, Science and Technology, Los Angeles Times, Science

    5. Aug 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Mars landing: Do-or-die time for Curiosity rover; it's on its own

    With just over 24 hours till the "seven minutes of terror" -- when Mars rover Curiosity makes its unprecedented, hellbent-for-leather descent to the surface of Mars -- the <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a> rover team sits and waits. And, perhaps, paces.
    With just over 24 hours till the "seven minutes of terror" -- when Mars rover Curiosity makes its unprecedented, hellbent-for-leather descent to the surface of Mars -- the NASA rover team sits and waits. And, perhaps, paces. After a command sent a few...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Los Angeles Times

    6. Jul 1, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  6. How JPL will park Curiosity on Mars

    Hundreds of Jet Propulsion Laboratory staffers are working on NASA&rsquo;s mission to Mars, but when the one-ton rover Curiosity lands Aug. 5 on the Red Planet, they will not know it.
    Hundreds of Jet Propulsion Laboratory staffers are working on NASA’s mission to Mars, but when the one-ton rover Curiosity lands Aug. 5 on the Red Planet, they will not know it. Seven minutes are expected to pass between the time the spacecraft...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Google Inc., Space Programs, Science

    7. Aug 18, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  7. San Gabriel Valley roundup: Michael Feinstein ready to take on the role of conductor, Pacific Electric Railway exhibit opens

    Good morning, readers. Today is Saturday, August 18. Pasadena Pops has found a replacement for&nbsp;Marvin Hamlisch, who died earlier this month.
    Good morning, readers. Today is Saturday, August 18. Pasadena Pops has found a replacement for Marvin Hamlisch, who died earlier this month. Pianist and singer Michael Feinstein will take on the role of lead conductor. At first, he was hesitant to fill...

    Tags: NASA, Marvin Hamlisch, Google+

    8. Aug 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Mars engineer did his best to trip up Curiosity rover

    The Curiosity rover is making its final descent to the Martian surface, and all eyes in the <a id="ORGOV000282" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Jet Propulsion Laboratory" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/technology/jet-propulsion-laboratory-ORGOV000282.topic">Jet Propulsion Laboratory</a>'s control room are glued to computer screens.
    The Curiosity rover is making its final descent to the Martian surface, and all eyes in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's control room are glued to computer screens. Except for Rob Manning's. The chief engineer for the rover mission is glancing at his...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Los Angeles Times, Amina Khan

    9. Aug 4, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  9. All eyes are on the rover Curiosity

    The rover Curiosity is expected to transmit a huge scientific payload from Mars, and the mission may also heavily influence how lawmakers in Washington, D.C., decide to spend money on the space race.
    The rover Curiosity is expected to transmit a huge scientific payload from Mars, and the mission may also heavily influence how lawmakers in Washington, D.C., decide to spend money on the space race. Supporters hope a successful landing Sunday night...

    Tags: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Google Inc., U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections

    10. Aug 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. NASA rover Curiosity readies itself for Sunday night landing

    Curiosity has begun a series of steps to ready itself to land on Mars, engineers said Saturday afternoon.
    Curiosity has begun a series of steps to ready itself to land on Mars, engineers said Saturday afternoon. The NASA rover, which has been cruising toward Mars for eight months, starting a sequence of automated steps about 3 p.m. PDT in anticipation of its...

    Tags: NASA, Scott Gold, Science and Technology, Los Angeles Times

    11. Aug 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. NASA rover Curiosity closing in on Mars

    The NASA rover Curiosity is closing in fast and is now less than 3 million miles from Mars &ndash; close enough that Mars&rsquo; gravity is beginning to pull on the spacecraft and increase its speed, officials said Saturday at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Ca&ntilde;ada Flintridge.
    The NASA rover Curiosity is closing in fast and is now less than 3 million miles from Mars – close enough that Mars’ gravity is beginning to pull on the spacecraft and increase its speed, officials said Saturday at the Jet Propulsion...

    Tags: NASA, Weather, Weather Reports

    12. Aug 18, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  12. At JPL, it's all in a Martian day's work

    Monitoring the NASA rover Curiosity as it settles in on Mars is easy for Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists. The hard part is living on Mars time.
    Monitoring the NASA rover Curiosity as it settles in on Mars is easy for Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists. The hard part is living on Mars time. A day on Mars, called a sol, is about 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth. The orbiters that...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Science

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