Bill Allen has thrived as the mechanical systems design lead for three Mars rover missions, but he got his start as a teenager sorting letters for the NASA center.
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Testing Proves Its Worth With Successful Mars Parachute Deployment
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The giant canopy that helped land Perseverance on Mars was tested here on Earth at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility...
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NASA Retires Mineral Mapping Instrument on Mars Orbiter
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One of six instruments aboard the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM produced global maps of minerals on...
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Flight 37 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight number: 37 Date of flight: NET Dec. 17 Flight duration: 49 seconds Horizontal flight distance: 180 feet (55...
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New Interactive Mosaic Uses NASA Imagery to Show Mars in Vivid Detail
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Both scientists and the public can navigate a new global image of the Red Planet that was...
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NASA-JPL’s ‘On a Mission’ Podcast New Season Rolls Out With Mars Rovers
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With the first episode available now, Season Four shares the personal stories of the people who’ve helped put NASA’s...
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What Sounds Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reveal About Mars
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A new study based on recordings made by the rover finds that the speed of sound is slower on...
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Why NASA Is Trying To Crash Land on Mars
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Like a car’s crumple zone, the experimental SHIELD lander is designed to absorb a hard impact. Read More
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Flight 43 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 43 Flight date: No earlier than 02/11/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 1235.6 feet (376.56 meters) Flight time:...
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