NASA's Curiosity Continues Mobility Checkouts

06/14/11 Spacecraft specialists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., have been putting the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, through various tests in preparation for shipment to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida this month. A new set of images online shows the rover maneuvering its robotic arm and driving in JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility, where it was built. The images ...

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NASA: Asteroid to skirt by Earth by only 7,500 miles today

06/27/11 An asteroid as big as 60 feet in diameter was on track to pass by the Earth today at a distance of only 7,500 miles, the NASA Jet Propulsion ...

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Golf tournament raises money for schools

07/12/11 Benton Elementary School will be able to make a bigger leap into its new focus on science, technology, engineering and math next school year with a new $20,000 donation to Columbia Public Schools.

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