News tagged with spirit
Spirit Healthy but Computer Reboots Raise Concerns
(PhysOrg.com) -- The team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is examining data received from Spirit in recent days to diagnose why the rover apparently rebooted its computer at least twice over ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Mars rover Spirit has unexplained computer reboots
(AP) -- NASA's aging Mars rover Spirit has rebooted its computer at least twice for unknown reasons.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Mars Rover Update
In January 2004, NASA landed two identical robotic rovers named Spirit and Opportunity on the surface of Mars. The twins were primed for a brief 3-month mission to tell us a story of water and possibly life ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2009 |
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NASA's Mars Rover Spirit Faces Circuitous Route
(PhysOrg.com) -- Loose soil piled against the northern edge of a low plateau called "Home Plate" has blocked NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit from taking the shortest route toward its southward destinations ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Spirit Gets Energy Boost from Cleaner Solar Panels
(PhysOrg.com) -- A small but important uptick in electrical output from the solar panels on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit this month indicates a beneficial Martian wind has blown away some of the dust ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Spirit Resumes Driving
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit resumed driving Saturday after engineers gained confidence from diagnostic activities earlier in the week evaluating how well the rover senses its orientation.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Mars Rover Team Diagnosing Unexpected Behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- The team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit plans diagnostic tests this week after Spirit did not report some of its weekend activities, including a request to determine its orientation ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 28, 2009 |
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How Martian winds make rocks walk
Rocks on Mars are on the move, rolling into the wind and forming organized patterns, according to new research.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Mars Rovers Near Five Years of Science and Discovery
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity may still have big achievements ahead as they approach the fifth anniversaries of their memorable landings on Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 30, 2008 |
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