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NASA About Six Months From Mars 2020 Rover PDR

Pat Host

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

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NASA About Six Months From Mars 2020 Rover PDR

Artist's sketch based on the Curiosity rover in NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, with proposed modifications based on the science definition team's recommendations. Photo: NASA.

NASA is about six months from preliminary design review (PDR) for its Mars 2020 rover, according to a key NASA official.NASA Director of Mars Exploration Program Jim Watzin told Defense Daily Thursday the agency is “well ahead of the game” with the subsystems NASA is not redesigning, but instead is leaning on from the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover and the two Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity. Watzin said on these systems, some hardware is already being built,…

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