Spirit Mars Rover Rolls All Six Wheels Onto Martian Soil
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit successfully drove off its lander platform and onto the soil of Mars early today. The robot's first picture looking back at the now-empty lander and showing wheel tracks in the soil set off cheers from the robot's flight team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. Spirit Rolls All Six Wheels Onto Martian Soil. Saturn Pictures
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Gear On Opportunity Rover Passes Martian Health Check - Mars Pictures. During the second day on Mars for NASA's Opportunity rover, key science instruments passed health tests and the rover made important steps in communicating directly with Earth. Opportunity Scores a Hole in One
Opportunity Scores a Hole in One - Mars Pictures. The interior of a crater surrounding the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at Meridiani Planum on Mars can be seen in this color image from the rover's panoramic camera. Mars Pictures - Ring Around the Rover
Mars Pictures - Ring Around the Rover. This polar projection of an image from the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows an overhead perspective of the rover. Opportunity's view of the martian horizon can also be seen in this image, taken shortly after the rover touched down at Meridiani Planum, Mars at 9:05 p.m. PST on Saturday, Jan. 24. Mars Pictures - Over the Rover
Mars Pictures - Over the Rover. This image from the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has been projected to show an overhead perspective of the rover. This image was taken shortly after the rover touched down at Meridiani Planum, Mars, at approximately 9:05 p.m. PST on Saturday, Jan. 24. Neptune Pictures
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NASA's Spirit Rover is starting to examine its new surroundings, revealing a vast flatland well suited to the robot's unprecedented mobility and scientific toolkit. Check out these images of Spirit's neighborhood. Healthy Rover Shows Its New Neighborhood on Mars - Images. Curious Landscape in Meridiani Planum, Mars
Curious Landscape in Meridiani Planum, Mars. This "postcard" from the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the view of the martian landscape southwest of the rover. The image was taken in the late martian afternoon at Meridiani Planum on Mars, where Opportunity landed at approximately 9:05 p.m. PST on Saturday, Jan. 24. Venus
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First Images Of Opportunity Site Show Bizarre Landscape. NASA's Opportunity rover returned the first pictures of its landing site early today, revealing a surreal, dark landscape unlike any ever seen before on Mars. NASA Hears From Opportunity Rover On Mars
NASA Hears From Opportunity Rover On Mars. NASA's second Mars Exploration Rover successfully sent signals to Earth during its bouncy landing and after it came to rest on one of the three side petals of its four-sided lander. Opportunity Lands on the Surface of Mars
Opportunity Lands on the Surface of Mars - Searching for Hematite. Spirit's twin, the second NASA Mars rover, landed safely on the Red Planet at approximately 12:05AM EST this morning. Landing on the opposite side of the planet from its twin, Opportunity was programmed to land in an area called the Meridiani Planum. This landing site was not only the highest altitude landing ever attempted bt NASA on Mars, it was also a more difficult location than Spirit's landing site. Spirit Condition Upgraded As Twin Rover Nears Mars
Spirit Condition Upgraded As Twin Rover Nears Mars. Hours before NASA's Opportunity rover will reach Mars, engineers
have found a way to communicate reliably with its twin, Spirit, and
to get Spirit's computer out of a cycle of rebooting many times a
day. Search Topics
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It's Alive! - Mars Exploration Rover Updated Mission Status. The flight team for NASA's Spirit received data from the rover in a communication session that began at 13:26 Universal Time (5:26 a.m. PST) and lasted 20 minutes at a data rate of 120 bits per second. NASA Astronaut - Leland Melvin
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Spirit Not Talking
Mars Exploration Rover Mission Status - Spirit Not Talking. Ground controllers were able to send commands to the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit early Wednesday and received a simple signal acknowledging that the rover heard them, but they did not receive expected scientific and engineering data during scheduled communication passes during the rest of that martian day. Ilan Ramon (Colonel, Israel Air Force)
Ilan Ramon (Colonel, Israel Air Force) - Payload Specialist died aboard STS-107 Columbia (January 16 to February 1, 2003). The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two alternating shifts, the crew successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing. David M. Brown (Captain, USN)
David M. Brown (Captain, USN) - NASA Astronaut died aboard STS-107 Columbia (January 16 to February 1, 2003). The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two alternating shifts, the crew successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing. Laurel Blair Salton Clark, M.D. (Captain, USN)
Laurel Blair Salton Clark, M.D. (Captain, USN) - NASA Astronaut died aboard SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-107 Columbia (January 16 to February 1, 2003). The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two alternating shifts, the crew successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing. Rick Douglas Husband (Colonel, USAF)
Rick Douglas Husband (Colonel, USAF) - NASA Astronaut died aboard STS-107 Columbia (January 16 to February 1, 2003). The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two alternating shifts, the crew successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing. Kalpana Chawla (PH.D.)
Kalpana Chawla (PH.D.) - NASA Astronaut died aboard STS-107 Columbia (January 16 to February 1, 2003). The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two alternating shifts, the crew successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. William C. McCool (COMMANDER, USN)
William C. McCool (COMMANDER, USN) - NASA Astronaut died aboard STS-107 Columbia (Jan 16 to Feb 1, 2003). The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two alternating shifts, the crew successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing. Featured Astronomy Image of the Week: Former Space- Astronomy Picture of the Day
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