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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

NASA Makes Us All Taller



Ray Bradbury died two months before Curiosity arrived so spectacularly on the Martian surface. On what would have been Bradbury's 92nd birthday, NASA held a news conference today, which has officially been designated as "Space Day," to discuss the Curiosity Rover's progress on the Mars. But first, the Curiosity team played footage of Bradbury reciting his poem "If Only We Had Taller Been" back in 1971. The lead scientist of the Mars Exploration Program Michael Meyer announced that, "In his honor, we declared the place that Curiosity touched down to be forever known as Bradbury Landing."

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