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Flight to these locations would either be via orbit or by sub-orbital 'hops' depending on the lander's fuel state and availablility of ISRU-produced propellants.
A Constellation Alternative you Might Never have Seen - NASA Watch 2009
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As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing enough sunlight for the solar arrays to collect the power necessary to charge batteries that operate the lander's instruments.
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The listening attempts will continue until after the sun is above the horizon for the full 24.7 hours of the Martian day at the lander's high-latitude site.
Odyssey to Start Listening for Phoenix Lander | Universe Today 2010
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"It certainly evolved," Veronica McGregor, a spokeswomen for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who crafted the "voice" of Phoenix, said of the lander's online personality.
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The lander's hardware was not designed to survive the temperature extremes and ice-coating load of an arctic Martian winter.
Odyssey to Start Listening for Phoenix Lander | Universe Today 2010
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The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples.
Boing Boing 2008
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"You know, the way the command module just slides up into the lunar lander's tunnel, so nice and ...."
Prom Date 2010
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"It certainly evolved," Veronica McGregor, a spokeswomen for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who crafted the "voice" of Phoenix, said of the lander's online personality.
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The new image shows changes in the lander's shadows, consistent with predictions that hundreds of pounds of carbon dioxide ice accumulating on the spacecraft could bend or break its solar panels.
Phoenix Mars Lander DEAD: NASA Ends Contact Efforts (PHOTOS) 2010
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If Odyssey does hear from Phoenix, the orbiter will attempt to lock onto the signal and gain information about the lander's status.
Odyssey to Start Listening for Phoenix Lander | Universe Today 2010
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