The Red Rover project will pick students aged 11 to 17 from around the world, starting with an essay contest to be announced this October, he said.

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"Perhaps one day a student selected for the Red Rover Goes To Mars project will become one of the first astronauts to actually land on Mars itself, " Glenn said.

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What is this shift worth to Red Rover?

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North Wales Police want to speak to anyone who saw Mr Evans in his red Rover 420, registration P451 PRF, being driven to Ms Jones' home in Empress Road, and later back to Mr Evans' house in Victory Place, Llay.

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The two vehicles were stopped at a red light when a person in the Range Rover Sport opened fire.

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One key contribution would be the landing system that places the rover on the surface of the Red Planet.

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But when NASA's newest Mars rover, Curiosity, lands on the Red Planet next week, scientists hope to unlock a few more.

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Curiosity drilled a hole in Mars to collect a sample of its surface, which is the first time any rover has drilled such a hole on the Red Planet.

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Opportunity landed on the Red Planet in January 2004, about three weeks after its "twin", the Spirit rover.

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