NASA's Mars rover may be in for blind landing

Monday, July 16, 2012 - 16:10 in Astronomy & Space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's new Mars rover is heading for a risky do-or-die touchdown next month to assess conditions for life on the planet, but the U.S. space agency may not know for hours whether it arrived safely, managers said on Monday.

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