Viking Mission to Mars Seeks First Life Signals
Viking 1, a four ton three legged craft, will orbit Mars then land at Chryse on July 4 to search for life. It carries 13 experiments including a biology lab and soil chemistry tools, aims to sample soil, monitor weather and listen for Marsquakes, with a possible life signal in the nitrogen or water vapor of the atmosphere.
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Smoke detectors seen as life saving home safety
A Fairfax Virginia fire official argues that a single smoke detector costing about 50 dollars could have saved a five person family in a two story home from death by smoke inhalation. National experts say many deaths could be prevented and campaign plans aim to put detectors in homes nationwide.
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