Mars Retirement Looms

Credit: NASA/JET PROPULSION LABORATORY-CALTECH
NASA will attempt to back the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit out of the patch of soft soil where it has been trapped for almost six months, but acknowledges that if this process fails, the rover will probably be stuck for good. The attempt is planned for Nov. 16 when the rover will be sent a command...

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