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read the article 'Trio of NASA Missions Named 'Best of What's New''
November 30, 2011

Trio of NASA Missions Named 'Best of What's New'
NASA's Dawn, Mars Science Laboratory and MESSENGER missions have been honored by Popular Science magazine with "Best of What's New" Award in aviation and space.
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read the article 'Bring 'Curiosity' Into Your Classroom!'
October 10, 2011

Bring 'Curiosity' Into Your Classroom!
Join us for an educator conference surrounding the upcoming launch of the next Mars rover Curiosity. The conference, scheduled for Nov. 25 through 27, 2011, will be filled with standards-aligned, STEM-related, hands-on activities, mission team speakers, a tour of Kennedy Space Center, a potential launch viewing, and image-rich classroom and other learning materials to take home. Register today!
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read the article 'NASA's Curiosity Continues Mobility Checkouts'
June 13, 2011

NASA's Curiosity Continues Mobility Checkouts
America's next Mars rover, Curiosity, has been driving and moving its arm during its final weeks at its California birthplace.
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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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Mission Fact Sheet:
Mission Fact Sheet (PDF, 768 KB)

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