Public events during the next two weeks will share the adventures of the still-active NASA Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity may still have big achievements ahead as they approach the fifth anniversaries of their memorable landings on Mars.
After assessing data received from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on Thursday, mission controllers laid out plans for the rover to conserve its modest energy during the next few weeks.
01.15.09 - Mars Exploration Rovers have new life on the likes of "Second Life," "YouTube," "Unmannedspaceflight.com," and "Facebook."
01.02.08 - NASA's Spirit rover is spending its fourth anniversary on Mars at the northern edge of a low plateau. It landed on Mars Jan. 4, 2004, Universal Time (Jan. 3, 2004, Pacific Time).
12.13.07 - New software is helping the rover team find safe places for Spirit to ride out future Martian winters and places for future explorations by both Mars rovers.
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+ Audio clips from Mar. 8, 2006, briefing + Audio clips from Feb. 24, 2006, briefing + Arrival press kit (961Kb - PDF) + Launch press kit (531 KB - PDF) + Fact Sheet (190 KB - PDF) |