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December 08, 2011
MARSDAILY
Mars Opportunity Rover Finds Rich Vein Of Gypsum Water Deposits
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 08, 2011
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins of a mineral, apparently gypsum, deposited by water. Analysis of the vein will help improve understanding of the history of wet environments on Mars. "This tells a slam-dunk story that water flowed through underground fractures in the rock," said Steve Squyres of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., principal investigator for Opportunity. "This stuff is a fairly pure chemical deposit that formed in place right where we see it. That can' ... read more

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Lockheed Martin Selected USAF for Reusable Booster System Flight Demonstrator Program
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Soyuz' second mission from French Guiana is readied at the Spaceport
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ROCKET SCIENCE

NASA Ready to Test Upgraded J-2X Powerpack
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Spent Holiday at 'Turkey Haven'
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TECH SPACE

Much Ado about Space Debris
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United Launch Alliance Marks Five Years of Mission Success With 56 Launches in 60 Months
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SPACE TRAVEL

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What's That Sparkle in Cassini's Eye?
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MARSDAILY

SAM I Am
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Astrium takes a major step forward in the development of Ariane 5 ME
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Orion Continues to Make a Splash
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First J-2X Combustion Stability Test a Success
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