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#1 2012-10-24 12:02:40
- falkor
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Curiosity may one day return to Earth, says Nasa boss
The director of Nasa's Mars exploration programme has spoken of hopes that one day the rover Curiosity might be brought back to Earth by astronauts.
Doug McCuistion said it was his personal hope that humans would visit the Red Planet in the 2030s or 2040s.
He said he could imagine astronauts walking up to Curiosity.
McCuistion said the roving laboratory's mission was scheduled to last two years, but it could have enough power for 20 years.
The Nasa chief set out his vision during a satellite link up with Glenelg in the Scottish Highlands at the weekend.
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#2 2012-10-24 18:27:11
- louis
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Re: Curiosity may one day return to Earth, says Nasa boss
Not if NASA are in charge of the programme.
Let's Go to Mars...Google on: Fast Track to Mars blogspot.com
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#3 2024-12-05 09:14:10
- tahanson43206
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Re: Curiosity may one day return to Earth, says Nasa boss
This is the very first topic with "NASA" in the title ....
I thought this might be a good place to drop off the announcement that just showed up on the Internet feed:
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Bill Nelson has been serving as NASA Administrator, and from my perspective he seems to have kept the agency on course in turbulent times. However, he is surely ready to take a break from so many decades of public service.
I'll be interested to see if Isaacman is selected. He is in the public eye for his daring flight far above the ISS recently.
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