Curiosity Rover Makes Mars Life Search Historic
NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars in August aiming to assess past habitability. It found evidence of ancient water flows and a possible riverbed, with rounded stones hinting at a once fast-moving river. The mission seeks carbon compounds and other chemicals to evaluate life’s past potential on the red planet.
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Laurie Berkner Aims High With Christmas Album A Christmas
Laurie Berkner known for a steely guitarist and a Christmas release titled A Christmas expands into family music. She fronts an all female band Red Onion and started her own label while appearing on Nick Jr shows Jack's Big Music Show. She wrote two children books with CDs based on her songs. Raised in Princeton New Jersey Berkner sang in school choirs and bands and toured Europe with choirs and orchestras while in school and college. She enjoys biking knitting and time with her family.
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Engineering Marvels The Curiosity Mars Rover Landing
NASA engineers spent seven years designing Curiosity with a sky crane landing system and a new plutonium power source. The rover can travel over 29 inch obstacles at 295 feet per hour, analyzes samples with X rays, and drills into rocks while recording tiny surface details.
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Private company joins NASA in October to launch to ISS
In October a private company partnered with NASA to launch a spacecraft to the International Space Station, the first US mission since 2011. NASA aims to build an industry with private firms delivering supplies and astronauts, as Russia has carried missions recently. Michael A. Meyer, Mars mission lead, encourages kids to explore science and follow evolving careers.
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