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  • The craft, modelled on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Odyssey, will arrive at Mars in September 2014, where it will have one (Earth) year to carry out its investigations. Image via NASA
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    MAVEN: NASA's post-Phoenix Mars probe
    The US$485 million Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN program is the second stage of NASA’s Mars Scout program, following the successful Phoenix mission. NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to design, build and operate the vessel, which is scheduled to launch in 2013.
  • The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) payload is launched near NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica.Photo: NASA
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    Antarctic record for scientific balloons
    A record three long-duration, sub-orbital flights were launched and operated in Antarctica during this current Southern-Hemisphere summer, marking a new milestone for the almost 20-years of scientific ballooning in the region.