A series of Mars exploration missions:
Robots From Earth Scout the Red Planet
MARS SCOUT SMART LANDER SAMPLE RETURN
scout (skout)
scout·ed, scout·ing, scouts
To spy on or explore carefully in order to obtain information; to reconnoiter; to observe and evaluate; to search or scout around; one that is dispatched from a main body to gather information in preparation for an action.
NASA is developing a line of small Scout landing missions, which would be selected from science community proposals. In addition to small landers, both stationary and rolling across the Martian surface, they could have airborne vehicles such as airplanes or balloons.Dates may vary and additional Scout missions are likely to follow.
- First Launch: August 2007
- Mars Landing: May 2008
- Mars Phoenix Scout Lander landed successfully May 25, 2008 »
- Second Launch: December 2009
- Mars Arrival: October 2010
- Smart Lander »
- Third Launch: October 2014
- Mars Arrival: September 2015
- Sample Return »
- Fourth Launch: October 2016
- Mars Arrival: September 2017
- Sample Return »
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