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Mars rovers' namer wants to meet Bush
Arizona Republic ^ | 1-22-04 | Arizona Republic

Posted on 01/22/2004 1:27:54 AM PST by ambrose

Edited on 05/07/2004 5:22:08 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SCOTTSDALE - The Scottsdale girl who named the two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, now has her sights on the White House.

Sofi Collis, 10, and her mother, Laurie, spent last week at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., where they watched Spirit take its first careful steps onto the Red Planet's surface.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush43; jpl; mars; nasa

1 posted on 01/22/2004 1:27:55 AM PST by ambrose
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To: Professional Engineer
ping
2 posted on 01/22/2004 1:28:07 AM PST by ambrose
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To: ambrose
How long before this goes the way of hurricane naming?
3 posted on 01/22/2004 3:19:16 AM PST by Dahoser (Guest worker program?! Now I'm deeply saddened.)
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To: ambrose; msdrby
Thanks for the ping. Cool story.
4 posted on 01/22/2004 6:42:15 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Hmm Is 6 lb test too heavy for Martian trout?)
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