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I used the text in question under the assumption that it would qualify as fair use, since it originated from a government website. I've now removed the text from the article - at the expense of the article's quality, naturally. --AndersFeder (talk) 21:31, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Program cancelled

NASA says it is scrapping the Mars Scout mission line because future Martian probes will be heading to the surface. (July 29, 2010) [1] --65.207.116.226 (talk) 15:16, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

? Would it not have been easier just to change is to was in the lead ? Chaosdruid (talk) 15:13, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the heads up. Now the interested editors can update the article with the background, reasons for the cancelation and the relevant formated references. Also, scrap the section with third mission, etc.--BatteryIncluded (talk) 12:32, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Or maybe the two of you could do it ? What is wrong with doing a bit of editing - its like there are 20 prefects and only one pupil lol

There is no need to scrap the third mission - it was planned and so it just needs changing to reflect that. As for the "Now interested editors" we do not really need a lesson in how to update an article and you spent all that time to put those notes in here instead of just putting them into the article ?

Chaosdruid (talk) 13:23, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, PMS is tough. Those who can't do it should step aside for those doing it. Thank you.--BatteryIncluded (talk) 18:33, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mars sample return?

House Panel Wants NASA to Plan Mars Sample Return - [2]. BatteryIncluded (talk) 01:37, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dec. 4 2012 update: "NASA had considered flying an orbiter in 2018, but decided instead to provide equipment for the European probes, extend its ongoing Mars missions and develop the Curiosity twin rover for launch in 2020." Reuters. -BatteryIncluded (talk) 20:27, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge proposal

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There is no doubt that we should merge these articles. --Soumyabrata ^{stay at home} _{wash your hands} ^{to protect from coronavirus} 05:21, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group, Mars Next Generation, and Mars Scout Program → Mars Exploration Program

Per Wikipedia's guidelines on notability of subjects for articles, both Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group or Mars Next Generation don't seem to qualify for their own articles. Mars Next Generation in particular is an article documenting a policy shift in the Mars Exploration Program (MEP) that can easily be covered in this article. The Mars Scout Program is a subset of the MEP; its only two missions are considered missions of the MEP. The relatively small size of the current Mars Scout Program article means that it can easily be covered here, too, without any loss in information. – PhilipTerryGraham (talk · articles · reviews) 22:11, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That makes sense, but if you do it, be sure to set up redirects for the articles you've merged. Fcrary (talk) 22:34, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Fcrary: So, that's a support vote, then? – PhilipTerryGraham (talk · articles · reviews) 23:58, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support I wasn't sure if this was an actual vote, or just consensus building in advance of one. Fcrary (talk) 20:09, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Merge per nom. --Soumyabrata (talk • subpages) 05:17, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Mission list

The wikipedia lists only a handful of the missions that NASA lists under its website. Is the list only for landers/rovers? If so, then why is the Mars Climate Orbiter on it? NASA lists 18 missions in total (17 not including Sample Return), while the list only has 11 198.54.211.2 (talk) 06:33, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

General chemistry

NASA'S Mars 175.176.82.208 (talk) 12:10, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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