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Monday, Dec 21
Spirit Surprise: Long-Defunct Mars Rover Wheel Spins
The long-crippled right-front wheel of NASA's beleaguered Mars rover Spirit surprised mission managers by spinning for the first time in ...
Wednesday, Dec 9
NASA Finally Resurrects Sick Mars Orbiter
NASA's Mars rover Spirit has been stuck wheels-deep in Martian sand since April. Engineers at JPL have been trying several methods of extricating it, ... and more »
Wednesday, Dec 2
Wheel Stalls Hinder Stuck Mars Rover Again
By SPACE.com Staff One of the wheels on the stuck Mars rover Spirit has stalled again, once more causing a snag in NASA's attempts to free the rover. ... NASA fails again in attempt to free SpiritUPI.com NASA Mars Odyssey Orbiter Puts Itself Into Safe StandbySpace Ref (press release)
Tuesday, Dec 1
Another Mars Orbiter Goes Into Safe Mode
The Money Times the spacecraft has played important roles in supporting the missions of the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity and the Phoenix Mars Lander. ... UPI NewsTrack Health and Science NewsUPI.com Both of NASA's Mars orbiters are down for the countNew Scientist
Friday, Nov 20
Stuck Mars Rover Finally Budges, a Little
NASA's stuck Mars rover Spirit took a tiny step Thursday, its first progress in months, during the latest attempt to extricate the robot ... Stuck Mars rover makes first move in monthsmsnbc.com US Mars explorer begins attempt to escape sand trap on red planetXinhua all 206 news articles »
Thursday, Aug 13
Moon Beckons Commercial Comeback for Beagle
When lost in December, 2003, the Beagle Mars lander was seeking organic materials that could have been evidence of past life. But the Odyssey Moon program ...
Monday, Jun 15
Inside a 'Clean Room': NASA Puts Mars Rover Together
While the rover's landing site won't be as far north as was the Phoenix Mars Lander's (which landed last summer in the arctic plains of Mars), it will be further north of NASA's two rovers currently on the Martian surface, Spirit and Opportunity. ... Inside the rover factory msnbc.com
Thursday, Jun 4
Glitch Forces Mars Orbiter to Reboot Main Computer
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is not the only ailing spacecraft currently at the red planet. Down on the planet's surface, NASA's Mars rover Spirit is stuck up to its hubcaps after snaring its six wheels in deep Martian sand. The rover recently used ...
Wednesday, May 13
Space Station, Next Mars Rover Shine in 3-D
NASA teamed up once again with Microsoft to offer online users two new three-dimensional, interactive tours – one of the orbiting outpost and another of the next Mars rover. Space enthusiasts can see and interact with photos of the station and the ...
