Mars observed! Booms with a view

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A new Mars probe, the Mars Observer, will be launched on September, 1992 to continue US exploration which has ceased after the final Viking project. The new probe is fitted with new technology and instruments that are manufactured in different countries making the Mars mission an international venture.

Author: Bunge, Robert
Evaluation, Mars (Planet), Discovery and exploration, Mars probes

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Lifting the veil

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The space probe Magellan has greatly benefited scientists in the study of Venus by gathering many new facts. But there is still much more to learn and the future of the space probe remains cloudy due to lack of funding for 1993.

Author: Bunge, Robert
Finance, Cover Story, Observations, Venus (Planet), Magellan (Space probe)

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