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Phoenix

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Simply amazing...
« on: January 03, 2009, 08:49:27 PM »
Those two Mars rovers, what are they?  Spirit & Opportunity?  Still alive and rolling after, did I see this right?  5 years?  When they were expected to last, what?, six months or so?

WOW!
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DBall

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Re: Simply amazing...
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2009, 10:53:13 PM »
Even Better, I think their planned lifetime was 90 days. NASA sure got it's money's worth with them!!!  :xp1700:
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dag

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Re: Simply amazing...
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2009, 02:19:43 PM »
If they'd put the bid out for the lowest bidder, they'd still be wondering why they lost radio contact.
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Dorphas

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Re: Simply amazing...
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2009, 08:29:18 PM »
spirit just got a power boost. seems like some martian winds cleaned up the solar panels a little last week.
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