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read the article 'Curiosity Resumes Science Investigations'
March 25, 2013
Curiosity Resumes Science Investigations
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has resumed science investigations after recovery from a computer glitch that prompted the engineers to switch the rover to a redundant main computer on Feb. 28.
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read the article 'Sun in the Way Will Affect Mars Missions in April'
March 20, 2013

Sun in the Way Will Affect Mars Missions in April
The positions of the planets next month will mean diminished communications between Earth and NASA's spacecraft at Mars.
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Status Report
read the article 'Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode''
March 19, 2013

Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode'
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe mode."
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Status Report
read the article 'New 'Safe Mode' Status of Curiosity Expected to be Brief'
March 18, 2013

New 'Safe Mode' Status of Curiosity Expected to be Brief
Engineers have quickly diagnosed a software issue that prompted NASA's Mars rover Curiosity to put itself into a precautionary standby status over the weekend.
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read the article 'Curiosity Rover's Recovery Moving Forward'
March 11, 2013

Curiosity Rover's Recovery Moving Forward
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity continues to move forward with assessment and recovery from a memory glitch that affected the rover's A-side computer. Curiosity has two computers that are redundant of one another.
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Status Report
read the article 'Curiosity Rover's Recovery on Track'
March 4, 2013

Curiosity Rover's Recovery on Track
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has transitioned from precautionary "safe mode" to active status on the path of recovery from a memory glitch last week. Resumption of full operations is anticipated by next week.
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Status Report
read the article 'Computer Swap on Curiosity Rover'
February 28, 2013

Computer Swap on Curiosity Rover
The ground team for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has switched the rover to a redundant onboard computer in response to a memory issue on the computer that had been active.
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Status Report
read the article 'Curiosity Maneuver Prepares for Drilling'
January 28, 2013

Curiosity Maneuver Prepares for Drilling
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has placed its drill onto a series of four locations on a Martian rock and pressed down on it with the rover's arm, in preparation for using the drill in coming days.
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Status Report
read the article 'Curiosity Rover Explores 'Yellowknife Bay''
January 4, 2013

Curiosity Rover Explores 'Yellowknife Bay'
After imaging during the holidays, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity resumed driving Jan. 3 and pulled within arm's reach of a sinuous rock feature called "Snake River."
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Key Dates

Launched:
7:02 a.m. PST, Nov. 26, 2011
(10:02 a.m. EST)

Landed:
10:32 p.m. PDT, Aug. 5, 2012
(1:32 a.m. EDT, Aug. 6, 2012)

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