Mars Rover Spirit Mission Status

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. ^ | November 04, 2003 | Guy Webster

[FireTrack]

A series of tests of one of the science instruments on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has enabled engineers and scientists to identify how to work around an apparent problem detected in August.

[FireTrack]

Heads Up!!!

Spirit Lands: January 3, 2004 about 8:35 pm PST

Opportunity Lands: January 24, 2004 about 9:05 pm PST

[Spartano]

I hope we can send humans to Mars in our lifetime.

[FireTrack]

For more information on future exploration of Mars, check out the links below.

http://www.exploremarsnow.org

http://www.marssociety.org/

[Spartano]

Thanks a lot !! I am very interested in the Mars programs.

[dwollmann]

Can we start with Hillary and Bill?

[El Gato]

Can we start with Hillary and Bill?

Spartano said send humans to Mars. I'm not sure those two qualify. Fire those creatures into the sun, that would be more appropriate. I think the Sun could take it. :)

[RightWhale]

I hope we can send humans to Mars in our lifetime.

Wet Blanket here: a crew can be sent to fly by the planet or even to orbit it, but a landing is out of the question. The opportunity, political, economic, social, passed over a decade ago.

[Spartano]

If Hillary and Bill get to Mars first, then we lost the space race, and the communists won. Now, I understand why they call Mars the red planet.