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Spirit Rover Snaps Pictures of Her Undercarriage

Spirit Rover Snaps Pictures of Her Undercarriage

By Dan on June 4, 2009

Having been embedded in a rut of floury sand for several weeks now, NASA’s Mars Rover has successfully used its microscopic imager to shoot a collage of her underbelly.

Posted in Space and NASA | Tagged mars, nasa, news, rover, sand, space, Space and NASA, spirit, stuck in sand | 3 Responses

Spirit Rover Update – Stuck Mars Rover

Spirit Rover Update – Stuck Mars Rover

By Dan on May 29, 2009

NASA is currently planning on imaging the underbody of the immobile rover to see just how badly Spirit is trapped in the sand.

Posted in Space and NASA | Tagged astrobotics, mars, nasa, news, opportunity, rover, sand, space, Space and NASA, spirit, stuck in sand | 1 Response

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will Map the Moon’s Surface for Manned Missions

By Dan on May 23, 2009

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, will collect data about the moon in support of future manned missions.

Posted in Space and NASA | Tagged astrobotics, Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, moon, nasa, satellite, space, Space and NASA, video | Leave a response

Spirit Rover Update – Still Stuck, But NASA is Working on it.

Spirit Rover Update – Still Stuck, But NASA is Working on it.

By Dan on May 21, 2009

Stuck Spirit Mars Rover receives good news about her middle wheel. Diagnostics indicate it may not be jammed after all. Opportunity snaps a picture of herself.

Posted in Space and NASA | Tagged astrobotics, mars, nasa, news, opportunity, rover, space, Space and NASA, spirit, update | 1 Response

Mars Rover Stuck in Deep Sand, says NASA

Mars Rover Stuck in Deep Sand, says NASA

By Dan on May 16, 2009

Earlier this month, Spirit, one of NASA’s Mars rovers, became stuck in deep sand. NASA engineers are working to find the best method of freeing the aging rover.

Posted in Space and NASA, robot news | Tagged astrobotics, nasa, rover, sand, space, Space and NASA, spirit, stuck in sand | 3 Responses

NASA Astronauts Start Repairs on Hubble Space Telescope

NASA Astronauts Start Repairs on Hubble Space Telescope

By Dan on May 14, 2009

Crew from Atlantis carefully docked to the Hubble Space Telescope via the space shuttle’s robotic arm on Wednesday. A series of spacewalks are planned to repair and renew the aging telescope.

Posted in Space and NASA | Tagged hubble, mission, nasa, repair, space, Space and NASA, sts-125, telescope | 2 Responses

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