ScienceCasts: Salute to Spirit

Source - ScienceAtNASA on Jun 2, 2011:

'"It's been more than a year since NASA has heard from Mars rover Spirit. The agency says it may be time to say 'thanks and farewell.'"



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A Salute to Spirit

Source - NASA Science News for June 3, 2011

It's been more than a year since NASA has heard from Mars rover Spirit. The agency says it may be time to say "thanks and farewell."

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http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/03jun_spirit/

Silent Mars Rover Might Never Phone Home Again

Source - NASA Science News for July 30, 2010

NASA is hoping for a 'miracle from Mars' as mission controllers wait to hear from Spirit. The rover is trying to survive its toughest winter yet, and may never phone home again.

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http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/30jul_spirit2/

Mars Rover Update

Source - NASA Science News for May 21, 2010

This just in from the Red Planet: Mars rover Opportunity has set a longevity record as it attempts a marathon trek across dangerous terrain. Meanwhile, Spirit is in peril from the advancing Martian winter. Despite their troubles, both rovers remain in the hunt for new discoveries.

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http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/21may_marsroverupdate/

Spirit's Journey to the Center of Mars

Source - NASA Science News for February 24, 2010

NASA's venerable Mars rover Spirit is starting a second career as an explorer of the Martian core--but first it must survive the perilous Martian winter.

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/24feb_martiancore.htm?list894285

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Mars Rover Spirit is Now a Stationary Research Platform

Source - NASA Science News for January 26, 2010

NASA announced today that Spirit cannot be freed from its Martian sandtrap. Now the rover will begin a second career as a stationary science platform.

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/26jan_spirit.htm?list894285

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Spirit Faces Uncertain Future as New Year Dawns

Source - NASA Science News for December 31, 2009

NASA's Mars rover Spirit is about to mark six years of unprecedented science exploration and inspiration for the American public. However, the upcoming Martian winter could end the roving career of the beloved, scrappy robot.

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/31dec_uncertainfuture.htm?list894285

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Spirit and Opportunity home page -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the rovers for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

Sandtrapped Mars Rover Makes Big Discovery -- (Science@NASA)

A Mars Rover Named "Curiosity" -- read about NASA's next Mars rover in a story from Science@NASA

A Tale of Planetary Woe -- Long ago, something calamitous happened to Mars, transforming a hospitable world into the apparently lifeless desert we see today. Many scientists believe the Red Planet lost most of its atmosphere, but how? A new NASA mission named MAVEN is specifically designed to answer that question.

Sandtrapped Mars Rover Makes Big Discovery

Source - NASA Science News for December 2, 2009

While stuck in a sandtrap, Mars rover Spirit has made a discovery one researcher calls "supremely interesting."

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NASA to Begin Attempts to Free Sand-Trapped Mars Rover

Source - NASA Science News for November 12, 2009

On Monday, NASA will begin transmitting commands to its Mars exploration rover Spirit as part of an escape plan to free the venerable robot from its Martian sand trap.

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Mars Rover Update

Source - NASA Science News for March 26, 2009

Back in 2004, most experts would have said this story is impossible. No rover could possibly survive long enough on Mars for a five-year update. Yet here it is. Mission scientists reveal what Spirit and Opportunity are up to on the Red Planet today--and what their prospects are for the future.

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/26mar_marsroverupdate.htm?list894285