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8 years into it, Opportunity still operating on Mars. January 25, 2012 1:53 am bowser

“A NASA rover celebrated eight years on the Martian surface Tuesday, and the long-lived robot is still going strong.

“TheĀ Opportunity roverĀ landed on the Red Planet at 9:05 p.m. PST Jan. 24, 2004 (12:05 a.m. EST Jan. 25), three weeks after its twin, Spirit, touched down. While NASA declared Spirit dead last year, Opportunity continues to gather data in its dotage, helping scientists understand more and more about Mars’ wetter, warmer past.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46120217/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.Tx_CgKWLssI

What a hoot!!!

  • Amazing! I hope Oppy holds out through the winter 'cause there's a whole lotta rocks that need looking at in ... by podrock 2012-01-26 23:05:22
    • Got our money's worth. by alcaray 2012-01-26 03:07:28
      • I wonder how a privatized, free enterprise space program would have justified this expenditure. Maybe they would have sold ... by ER 2012-01-26 20:56:08
        • The first thing they'd do is look for subsidies and tax breaks, taking a lesson from the free market farmers. ... by bowser 2012-01-26 22:15:48

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