On Sept. 27, 1997, NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission beamed its very last data transmission back to Earth. The Mars Pathfinder mission consisted of a base station and the very first Mars rover named ...
(CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...
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Landing on Mars is extremely difficult due to its thin atmosphere, communication delays, and rocky surface. To increase the chances of success, NASA developed a landing system that used large ...