Missions
MarsFlight
MarsFlight will be an immersive and interactive simulation of a remotely controlled plane that will fly over Mars with the goal of educating our next generation of explorers. The Mars terrain will be developed using actual data obtained from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) which resides on the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) satellite – currently in orbit around Mars. According to the Design and Reference document released by NASA Glenn Research Center, "Tens of thousands of people will use MarsFlight every year at many national and international exhibits that NASA participates in. In addition, it is expected that MarsFlight will be available as a free download and will be distributed to educators and schools packaged on a CD-ROM."
For more information, please visit:
http://www.marstoday.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=15330
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