Viking Mars lander arm jam tied to locking pin failure
Viking officials diagnose a likely locking pin fault in the Mars lander sampler arm causing the arm to jam during retraction. If confirmed, engineers plan a Sunday command to extend the arm until the pin drops free, with mission timelines and data return potentially affected by limited transmitter range and seismometer issues.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Jim Martin
Artin
Martin
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Earth
Biological Laboratory
Iowans Back Unusual Move to Colonize Mars County
Iowa officials propose Mars as the 100th county to gain breathing room from state and federal control. The State Association of Counties unanimously adopts the plan, notes site selection and courthouse location to be decided, and invites other counties to join in Mars County governance.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa
State Association of Counties
Mars
Red Planet
Don Cleveland
Ralph Juhl
Juhl
Cleveland
United States
Mars County
Hays payroll probe moves toward possible resolution
Washington sources say Rep. Wayne Hays remains the focus of a House ethics inquiry and a federal grand jury probe into payroll sex charges. The grand jury meets in secret with no timetable for action, while ethics hearings are not slated before late August after interviews with witnesses such as Elizabeth Ray.
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Wayne Hays
House
Federal
House Ethics Committee
Hays
Elizabeth Ray
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