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Mars Rovers' Mission Extended Another Six Months

Posted by timothy on from the going-and-going dept.

what_the_frell writes "Looks like the Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, will be online and in use for at least another six months, after surviving the lowest point of the Martian year, in terms of sunlight. New Scientist has a fascinating article on this and some of the other hurdles the rovers have tackled. It's pretty cool how the rovers have far exceeded their initial 30-day mission (today is Day 263), and that their new projected mission is now well over 365 days."

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  1. What was behind the initial 30 days? by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Ok, so what part only had a 30 day warrenty, and who built it to exceed tolerances by a factor of 10?

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