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Second Planned Extrication Drive is Straight Ahead Again

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 19, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Because the first extrication drive for Spirit, on Sol 2088 (Nov. 17), stopped as soon as it began due to an exceeded tilt limit, the plan for an extrication drive on Sol 2090 (Nov. 19) wil ...

Mars Rover Yielding New Clues While Lodged in Martian Soil

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 25, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (11) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars rover Spirit, lodged in Martian soil that is causing traction trouble, is taking advantage of the situation by learning more about the Red Planet's environmental history.

Spirit rover's wheels stuck in soft Martian dirt

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 12, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The five wheels that still rotate on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit have been slipping severely in soft soil during recent attempts to drive, sinking the wheels about halfway into the ...

Mars rover Spirit has unexplained computer reboots

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Apr 14, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (13) | 19

(AP) -- NASA's aging Mars rover Spirit has rebooted its computer at least twice for unknown reasons.

Free Spirit Testing Nearing Completion

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Jul 31, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Mars rover engineers at JPL are winding down testing of different escape maneuvers using a test rover in a sand box filled with soil to mimic the Martian surface. It is possible that in early August the first ...

Second Test Rover Added to Driving Experiments

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 24, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

A second, lighter-weight test rover has entered the testing setup at JPL where rover team members are assessing strategy for getting Spirit out of soft soil where it is embedded on Mars.

Mars Rover Team Diagnosing Unexpected Behavior

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jan 28, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (7) | 1

(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 ...

Test Mars Rover Checks Pivoting Technique

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

The Mars rover team is using a test rover at JPL to assess various extraction techniques that might get Spirit out of the loose soil of "Troy" on Mars.

Planned Rover Test to Run a Week or More

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 14, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars rover team members are planning a long-duration experiment with the test rover at JPL beginning next week. This test will check whether favorable motion seen in earlier tests can be sustained ...

Controllers Cheer as Data Arrive from NASA's Spirit Rover

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 13, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit communicated via the Mars Odyssey orbiter today right at the time when ground controllers had told it to, prompting shouts of "She's talking!" among the ...

Free Spirit: Longer Rover Tests Beginning

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 27, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars rover team members have begun a new phase of testing at JPL -- using longer-duration experiments -- in their preparations for driving Spirit again on Mars.

Spirit Rover: Computer Modeling Supplements Dusty Testing

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 15, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tests on Earth simulating Spirit's predicament on Mars have reinforced understanding that getting Spirit to rove again will be very difficult.

Mars Rover Team Sets Low-Power Plan for NASA's Spirit

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 17, 2008 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- After assessing data received from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on Thursday, mission controllers laid out plans for the rover to conserve its modest energy during the next few weeks.

Mars and Earth Activities Aim to Get Spirit Rolling Again

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's rover project team is using the Spirit rover and other spacecraft at Mars to begin developing the best maneuvers for extracting Spirit from the soft Martian ground where it has become ...

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