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January 08, 2016

Rover Rounds Martian Dune To Get To The Other Side

Observes Slip Face Of Dune For The First Time

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, partway through the first up-close study ever conducted of extraterrestrial sand dunes, is providing dramatic views of a dune's steep face, where cascading sand has sculpted very different textures than the wavy ripples visible on the dune's windward slope.

Starts The New Year With Record Operational Performance And Order Backlog

Arianespace says that in 2016 it will be working closely with partners to accelerate the reorganization of the European launcher industry.

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During a meeting with the editorial board of the Conway, New Hampshire Daily Sun last week, a reporter asked Hillary Clinton about a conversation they had in 2007 about UFOs. The Daily Sun reports that Clinton "seemed to have fun" discussing this topic, and the topic of Area 51, saying "Yes, I'm going to get to the bottom of it." When the mighty Concorde supersonic airliner was relegated to the status of a museum piece, supersonic airline travel came to an end. Now, the test pilot who first flew the Concorde, and who was also the first to fly the airplane beyond the speed of sound, has gone west. Turcat was