Theme: Mars Exploration
Mars is the target of NASA's most intensive scientific exploration of another planetary body since the Apollo Program, and the first waypoint in the search for extraterrestrial life. The Mars Exploration Program is designed to build on the success of the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey missions, as well as that of the Mars Exploration Rovers. The first of the twin robotic geologists landed safely on Mars on January 3, 2004, and has begun to explore Gusev Crater, a site where liquid water may once have been present. More information can be found at "http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html". Mars Exploration
MAJOR EVENTS IN FY 2005