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NASA grapples with problem steering Spirit rover

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit is suffering from a steering problem that may eventually force mission controllers to permanently disable their ability to lock the direction of two of its four steerable wheels. The two front and two rear wheels of the six-wheeled rover are used for...

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