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Mars 2020 rover will head to the Red Planet next year, announces NASA
•Mars 2020 will explore a landscape shaped by water which is the 'Jezero Crater', the site of an ancient delta
Space Week 2019: A year for tech demonstrations, space oddities, commitments to explore the Moon; Part II
Kavyan •We’re bound to see some very exciting things happening on the moon soon – particularly if plans laid out by billionaires space entrepreneurs pan out.
NASA engineer says Chandrayaan 2 mission 'learning experience' for Indian scientists
•Anne Devereaux said, "The Indian scientists did very well. Lot of information (was) gathered. The orbiter has been successful".
NASA takes its Mars 2020 rover out for a literal spin to check its center of gravity
Tech2 News Staff •The rover weighs roughly 570 kgs and travels at a leisurely speed of 20 centimetres per second here on Earth.
How to send your name to Mars aboard NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission
Tech2 News Staff •The last date of registration is 30 September 2019 and entries from all over the world are allowed.
NASA researchers take to the lava fields in Iceland to prep the Mars 2020 rover
•The Lambahraun lava field in Iceland has been chosen to prepare the rover for Mars' surface.
NASA's Mars 2020 rover takes to Iceland's lava fields to get ready for the Red Planet
•It will continue the work of the "Curiosity" rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2012.
In Photos: Space rovers that empowered humankind's exploration of space
Tech2 News Staff •Here is a quick chronological glance at the space rovers that have gone to Mars and the Moon.
NASA's Mars helicopter cleared to take first ever flight on the Red planet in 2020
•The helicopter is meant to test whether air travel is possible on Mars if controlled by people from Earth.
Seeing 2020: Watch NASA's Mars 2020 Rover being built in live, interactive broadcast
Tech2 News Staff •Viewers can ask questions of the engineers about the rover, mission during the 'Seeing 2020' broadcast.