Two Mariner Spacecraft Set for Mars Orbit
Cape Kennedy reports NASA details a $153 million twin Mariner mission to orbit Mars for three months watch 70 percent of the planet from 539 miles, mapping large areas and observing weather and possible life indicators. The craft launch May 7 and May 17, 1971, aboard Atlas Centaur rockets, with planetary orbits designed to avoid Mars for 17 years.
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Rio Blanco Nuclear Shot Planned to Unlock Colorado Gas
The AEC expects Project Rio Blanco in Colorado to occur no earlier than late 1972 under the Plowshare program to release natural gas from underground formations. Prior tests Gasbuggy and Rulison increased recovery. the agency is developing Miniata to cut tritium and radioactivity, while budget limits slow progress amid objections to peaceful nuclear explosions.
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