
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.

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.
Collecting samples as it explores an ancient and now-dry river channel is but one goal the six-wheeled geologist will...
Ten sample tubes, capturing an amazing variety of Martian geology, have been deposited on Mars’ surface so...
Scientists will talk about new findings in a question-and-answer session with the news media and public. Read More
The mission has concluded that the solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years on...
The new science results indicate that a large quantity of the Red Planet’s water is trapped in its crust...
Dr. Shannon Curry, planetary scientist and the deputy assistant director of planetary science at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL)...
The six-wheeled scientist is heading south to explore Jezero Crater’s lakebed in search of signs of ancient microbial life....