Getting Unstuck in West Valley |
Getting Unstuck in West Valley |
May 12 2009, 02:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4247 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
We may have the same scenery for quite a while. From the latest release:
QUOTE The rover team... has suspended driving Spirit temporarily while studying the ground around the rover and planning simulation tests of driving options with a test rover... "Spirit is in a very difficult situation," JPL's John Callas... said Monday. "We are proceeding methodically and cautiously. It may be weeks before we try moving Spirit again."
In the past week, the digging-in of Spirit's wheels has raised concerns that the rover's belly pan could now be low enough to contact rocks underneath the chassis, which would make getting out of the situation more difficult. |
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May 13 2009, 04:43 PM
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Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93 |
Could a shiny and rounded side be put onto MSL's robotic arm to allow looking underneath it? Maybe someone could suggest it to Exomars too?
-------------------- Space Enthusiast Richard Hendricks
-- "The engineers, as usual, made a tremendous fuss. Again as usual, they did the job in half the time they had dismissed as being absolutely impossible." --Rescue Party, Arthur C Clarke Mother Nature is the final inspector of all quality. |
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May 13 2009, 05:47 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
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