2014 Event The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has returned images from the red planet's Gale Crater showing evidence of sediment deposits, suggesting that lakes and rivers potentially existed across the planet millions of years ago 2014 Event Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Opportunity rover landing on Mars; NASA announces the rover has discovered clay minerals indicating water flowed on Mars early in the planet's history 2013 Event China's first lunar rover, the Yutu, makes the first 'soft' landing on the moon since 1976; Yutu is the third robotic rover in existence 2013 Event The mission of the NASA Curiosity Mars rover begins as it makes way to its destination and drives to Mount Sharp 2013 Event Calcium deposits found on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover; the deposits are similar to deposits formed on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures 2012 Event NASA's Curiosity rover continues to make small discoveries as the organization works to discredit rumors of evidence of life on Mars 2012 Event For the first time, Curiosity, the Mars rover, discovers what could be determined as direct evidence of a fast-moving stream bed, a prior watersource, on Mars 2012 Event Curiosity, the Mars rover, broadcasts its first audio recording of a human voice from the surface of another planet 2012 Event The Curiosity rover controlled by NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, lands safely on the surface of Mars 2011 Event The robotic Mars Science Laboratory, the largest rover ever sent to Mars, is launched by NASA; the goal is to find evidence of past or present life on Mars 1996 Event NASA's 1st Mars rover launched from Cape Canaveral 1994 Death David Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, dies at 69 1988 Event Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon 1986 Event Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to U.S. 1972 Event Apollo 16's Young and Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2 1970 Event Russia lands self propelled rover on Moon 1925 Birthday David Bache, born in Worcestershire, England, David Ernest Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, established design company David Bache Associates, created the Land Rover, Series II Land Rover 1903 Birthday Barbara Hepworth, English abstract sculptor/actress, Rescued by Rover 1889 Birthday Frits Slomp, Frits de Rover, Dutch vicar/resistance fighter
