Return to Missoula: Sols 1068-1070
Curiosity had a successful drive of 19 m on Sol 1067 and is now back at Missoula to conduct more targeted science. The rover’s main goal is to study the…
Preview of Upcoming ASTM International Meetings by Darwin Millard
During the pre-conference workshops at the Cannabis Science Conference, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in several ASTM International meetings led by Darwin Millard. Darwin Millard, Vice-subcommittee Chair at…
Leaders in Family and Consumer Science gather in Lewistown
The town of Lewistown recently hosted a forum organized by the Montana Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Educators. The event aimed to discuss the importance of family and consumer…
CWI completes construction of new health and science building, enhancing Nampa campus
The College of Western Idaho recently held a beam signing event to mark the topping out of the new Health & Science building at their Nampa campus. This marks the…
Update on Curiosity mission by USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Stellar Team
Today, I held the role of SOWG Chair, leading the planning of activities for Sol 13 for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). The tactical planning team has been improving their…
Observing Our Environment: Sol 2842
Today’s plan includes dropping off samples to CheMin and conducting about an hour of remote science activities to document our surroundings. Mastcam will start by taking a 53-frame stereo mosaic…
Sols 2885-2886: Another Round of MTBSTFA
The SAM experiment is complex enough that it requires a dedicated sol in the plan, but the second sol of the plan was kept available for other observations. ChemCam focused…
Sol 2768: Celebrating Chemistry in Space! – NASA Science
Today’s plan at the “Glasgow” site focuses on collecting chemistry data with ChemCam and CheMin. The plan includes a one-hour science block with ChemCam observations of three nearby targets: bedrock…
Compression Testing Update on Curiosity by USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff
The Sol 26 drive was successful, and the images taken afterwards revealed interesting outcrops in front of the rover. The focus of the Sol 27 plan is primarily the first…
Update on Curiosity’s Progress with Autonomous Navigation by USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff
The Sol 24 plan includes testing software that will help the rover avoid obstacles automatically. If successful, the rover will be able to drive further towards our goal, Glenelg. This…