Controllers See Glimmer of Hope for Stranded Spirit
Credit: JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
Controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are encouraged by tests showing the left middle wheel on the stalled Spirit Mars Exploration Rover is operating normally. The testing on Mars was aimed at determining whether the problem is associated with the wheel itself rather than a loss of traction...
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