NASA gives up on Mars Pathfinder

MARS PATHFINDER failed to respond to a last attempt at contract by Jet Propulsion Laboratory controllers Tuesday, bringing to an end a robotic landing mission that produced the first images from the Red Planet's surface in 20 years. The Pathfinder lander and its Sojourner rover have been silent...

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