Twin Mars rovers still exploring after two years

• Jan 27, 2006

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syscom3

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With a longevity unthinkable even to the humans that built them, NASA's remarkable Mars rovers remain hard at work after two years on the Red Planet's surface. Spirit and Opportunity reached the Red Planet on January 3 and 24, 2004, beginning planned 90-day missions to uncover proof that water once flowed on the Mars surface. Today, both motorized robots are still going strong in their continued scientific purs

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0601/24marsrovers/

 

• Jan 27, 2006

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yo I believe in aliens. dont laugh at me either

 

• Jan 27, 2006

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Clave

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That's good reliability - why can't cars be made that way?

 

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syscom3 said:

Today, both motorized robots are still going strong in their continued scientific purs

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0601/24marsrovers/

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now they are showing signs of wear and fatigue, some motor are close to froze but still they are doing a job of 90 days, after 2 years, thats is cool

 

• Jan 28, 2006

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Clave said:

That's good reliability - why can't cars be made that way?

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Buy a car made by a decent company then.