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World Service,10 Nov 1997,28 mins

NASA ends the Pathfinder Mission

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After losing the signal of the rover on Mars NASA officially ends the Pathfinder mission. Despite having to accept the end of the mission scientists believe it was successful and has paved the way for future missions. Also in the programme researchers studying identical twins genes and the matchbox-sized nano-laboratory. Presenter: Graham Easton.

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