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Spirit lasting 10X longer than designed

croxiscroxis I am the walrus
in Zocalo v2.0
[url]http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Mars_Rover_Team_Weary_But_Hanging_In_After_900_Sols_999.html[/url]

Every now and then NASA and JPL does very well.

Comments

  • SpiritOneSpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM
    Horray, Spirit has stamina!
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    dang....thats pretty cool! :D
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    You know... It's good thing that plan called rover control teams to live in Mars' time only for short period in start of originally planned mission.
    Otherwise job might have gotten little annoying long time ago... :D
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    The latest issue of the Robotics and Automation Society magazine is well timed. :) It's a special issue on the Mars rovers. Lots of lovely technical details.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    I wish I had hardware that last that long.

    Then again my Dad's car is going on 240,000 miles with the same engine and still pulling 40 mpg on mixed city and freeway driving.
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    I bet it wouldn't survive a Martian sandstorm...or orbital re-entry.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    This is quite true.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    And it probably gets more regular maintenance than the rovers. Those darn martians are so unreliable. ;)
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Don't think it has for a few years, sans oil change we do ourselves, but again...

    I never said it was just as good silly admin people!
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