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Mars Rovers Get Extra 18 Months

Posted by timothy on from the unhappy-parole-board dept.

iamlucky13 writes "NASA has stated in the latest mission press release that funding for an additional 18 months of exploration has been approved. The rovers have breezed through 14 months of operation so far, and the money will cover expenses through September of 2006. The rovers are still operating well, and recently both experienced dramatic power boosts from their solar cells. They are no longer like new, however. Opportunity has recently experienced data loss from one of its spectrometers, while Spirit has a smudged camera lens, a heavily used rock abrasion tool, and has previously struggled with intermittent steering issues."

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  1. wow, i was just reading that at spaceflight.com by cheekyboy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    at http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0504/05mera/

    then i come here and its here

    I hope nasa takes a timelapsed view of the basic from the hill, 1 pic every 5mins would look cool.

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  2. Need to lob... by Gilmoure · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...some chamois and new car smell their way. Just have to build a large enough trebuchet...

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  3. Obsession Compulsive Disorder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'll bet you see GW Bush in every shadow. Maybe you should kill yourself or something.

  4. moderating a joke as flamebait....come on! by voss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So what if it wasnt funny. A bad joke is not flamebait.