Engineers Pull Off a ' Cliffhanger' To Launch MER-B Rover
Credit: NASA
NASA's second Mars Exploration Rover (MER-B) will be 1.5 million mi. from Earth this week following launch on the inaugural Boeing Delta II Heavy, giving the U.S. its first twin-lander mission to Mars in 28 years and the space program a much-needed boost in the wake of the Columbia accident. But the...
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