Planetary Society Blog for Thursday 22 January 2015

Planetary Society Blog

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Curiosity update, sols 814-863: Pahrump Hills Walkabout, part 2

Posted: 21 Jan 2015 05:24 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...-sols-814.html

Curiosity has spent the last two months completing a second circuit of the
Pahrump Hills field site, gathering APXS and MAHLI data. The work has been
hampered by the loss of the ChemCam focusing laser, but the team is
developing a workaround. Over the holidays, the rover downlinked many
Gigabits of image data. The rover is now preparing for a drilling campaign.

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The President's 2016 Budget Is Coming

Posted: 21 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/casey...is-coming.html

The 2016 budget cycle for NASA kicks off on Feb 2nd, when the White House
releases the President's Budget Request. Here's what to look for.