NASA hopes photos will show what ails Mars orbiter

    BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Engineers at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver trying to figure out what is wrong with the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) have decided their best bet to restore communications is to take a few photos.

    NASA tries to re-establish contact with Mars Surveyor orbiter

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- NASA engineers are striving to restore full communications with NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in space on Nov.7.

    NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter

    BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft has been out of contact with the Earth for the fifth straight day in a row and engineers tried Friday to reestablish communication with the craft.

    NASA Mars orbiter to search for lost probes

    BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Cameras need good light to take good pictures and that is why NASA's super-powerful Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is waiting for a better angle and clear air to begin a photographic search for two Mars probes that disappeared, but are not forgotten.