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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

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DSS-42 was retired in 2000. When the space agency sent Curiosity , a golf cart–size rover, to explore the Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars in 2011, DSS-43 tracked Curiosity as it made its nail-biting seven-minute descent into Mars’s atmosphere. The antenna had a 26-meter-diameter dish.

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Wardwizard unveils cutting-edge electric vehicle concepts at the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit | Autocar Professional

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Additionally, the company is venturing into the commercial electric vehicle sector with concept models of a six-seater Golf Cart, a Garbage Vehicle, an E-Cart, and an E-Loader Vehicle. Taking innovation to the next level, Wardwizard introduced the next-generation hydrogen fuel cell and electrolyzer technology.

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You Haven’t Seen Blue Until You’ve Seen San Andres

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A bikini and a golf cart Although the beaches of San Andres are not among the most beautiful in the world, the water a short distance offshore is, thanks to the sunken reefs, and so many visitors skip exploring the interior of the island in favor of getting wet. In 2000, the U.N. with motorcycles zipping around me.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. It is simply the cost of doing business. "The Volt is a case study. I dont get it.

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