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New 'Mars GPS' System Frees Perseverance Rover From NASA's Delayed Control
19 Feb 2026 08:23 GMT
… has successfully guided rovers since the Spirit and Opportunity days, views this as … rocky outcrop as noted by NASA's Perseverance rover on the western rim of … autonomous navigation system used by NASA's Mars rovers, most notably Perseverance, to …
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Hartnell College hosts NASA engineering challenges for students
19 Feb 2026 05:27 GMT
… autonomous rovers.
NCAS is a highly selective NASA initiative … “NCAS gave me the opportunity to step into a leadership … world aerospace missions:
Autonomous Rover Challenge: Students designed and … refine their rovers, part of a nationwide NASA initiative for …
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NASA work on several programs pending responses to White House executive order
16 Feb 2026 21:24 GMT
… the ongoing procurement of lunar rovers for future Artemis missions.
… awards, with little information from NASA.
Through Tuesday: Save 20% … of the Biden administration, NASA said it would continue studying … launch. “This is an opportunity for what could be the …
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Moon miners launch CMU into NASA lunar robotics competition, setting sights on first place
16 Feb 2026 13:03 GMT
… or “lunabotics” — challenge.
The NASA competition tasks teams of university … in length addressed to NASA representatives, industry professionals, … capabilities of their current rover.
“From when a … “This is a great opportunity for Carnegie Mellon to use …
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Today in History: January 25, NASA Opportunity rover lands on Mars
25 Jan 2026 04:55 GMT
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On Jan. 25, 2004, NASA's Opportunity rover landed on Mars and … a 90-day mission, the rover remained operational for over 15 …
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NASAs Curiosity rover is doing an incredibly rare experiment on Mars
07 Feb 2026 13:59 GMT
A NASA rover has used its last drop … those detections mean. In September, NASA announced a sample collected by … close on the ground.
Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / … was finalized, the rover team waited for the right opportunity. When Curiosity discovered …
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NASA seeks partners for autonomous lunar robotic construction demo
05 Feb 2026 22:00 GMT
… National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) is … mechanical attachment.
Two systems sought
NASA is seeking partners to provide … : NASA tests trio of commercial lunar rovers
Participation in the partnering opportunity is …
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Who is Vandi Verma? All About Indian-Origin NASA Engineer Powering Mars Rover Autonomy
05 Feb 2026 00:05 GMT
… NASA who made the breakthrough of autonomous drives on the Perseverance rover … (JPL) of NASA, where she assisted Opportunity and Spirit rovers in a record … Major Contributions at NASA
Verma made progress in rover autonomy AutoNav (terrain …
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February's Sky Above: PNW connections to NASA Artemis II launch
03 Feb 2026 03:36 GMT
… , stargazers will have the opportunity to view a planetary parade … said Keith Krumm, a NASA solar system ambassador and member … 000 miles from Earth aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft … Science Laboratory and Mars Exploration Rovers.
Currently in Houston, Edgar …
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Meet Vandi Verma: Indian-origin NASA scientist behind the first-ever AI-planned rover drive on Mars
01 Feb 2026 13:50 GMT
… standards demanded by interplanetary missions.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman described the … , including Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance, contributing to rover mobility, autonomy software …