Spirit: End of Mission |
Spirit: End of Mission |
May 1 2011, 09:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
New Update:
http://www.planetary.org/news/2011/0430_Ma...ate_Spirit.html There is only so much that can be done from down here, and the countdown to the end of mission for Spirit has quietly, unofficially begun behind the scenes. Word is that NASA headquarters is preparing to announce that MER will continue as a one-rover mission around the first of June. Later: JPL's crew will continue the current recovery operations, which take place several times a day, through May 25th, informed Nelson. Following that, "greatly reduced recovery operations" -- averaging one effort each week -- will continue through the end of the year. |
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May 26 2011, 01:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1089 Joined: 19-February 05 From: Close to Meudon Observatory in France Member No.: 172 |
"...the urge to anthropomorphize her almost overwhelming".
"...Spirit: you are born, you live, and you die, but the important thing is what you do inbetween" Since the end of Viking Lander I which was experienced as a sad event at JPL (we felt like we lost a companion), I decided for myself not to anthropomorphize the landers any more... I think that the greatest achievements are the ones done by the PEOPLE operating and managing those planetary robots. Here are the real stories to tell. They are filled up with lots of big deceptions, great achievements, sadnesses, joys, etc, etc... The "heart" of Spirit lies within the engineers and scientists who devoted (sometimes a big) part of their LIVES to this outstanding mission. |
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