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NASA Passes Key Milestone For Mars 2020 Rover

Pat Host

Friday, July 15th, 2016

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NASA Passes Key Milestone For Mars 2020 Rover

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 said Friday it passed a key milestone for its Mars 2020 rover program, allowing it to proceed with final design and construction.George Tahu, Mars 2020 program executive, said Friday in a statement a significant amount of the mission’s heritage components have already been built due to the rover leveraging the design and some spare hardware from Curiosity, the rover’s six-wheeled, one-ton predecessor. The milestone passed is formally known as key decision point to enter Phase C.Kenneth Farley, Mars 2020…

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