Mars: Exploring the Red Planet

In the human bid to explore the solar system, Mars has always been a critical destination. Orbiters, landers and robots are asking the same questions: Does the planet have water, and has it ever supported life?

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Five Years with the Mars Rovers

NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars exploration rovers, seek answers about the history of water on Mars.

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International Partnerships Plan Continued Exploration of Mars

NASA Delays Launch of Mars Science Laboratory Until 2011

Data from Rovers, Spacecraft Set Stage for More Mars Exploration

U.S. Space Agency Confirms Water on Mars

Successful Mars Mission Ends on Frigid Arctic Plain

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NASA Milestones

The U.S. space program has put people in space and on the moon, helped build the International Space Station, and sent unmanned vehicles to Mars, Saturn and beyond. Here are a few highlights from the opening chapters of the human journey to the stars.

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In the human bid to explore the solar system, Mars has always been a critical destination. Orbiters, landers and robots are asking the same questions: Does the planet have water, and has it ever supported life?

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