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Red-planet rovers mark five years on Mars (Boston Herald)

5 January 2009, 7:27 am

PASADENA, Calif. - Five years after the NASA rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheel robotic geologist and its twin Opportunity are still on the job. Expectations were...... Read More »

NASA rovers survive five years on Mars (The Register)

5 January 2009, 3:16 am

Opportunity and Spirit demonstrate the right stuff NASA's Mars rover Spirit last Saturday passed the fifth anniversary of its arrival on the Red Planet on 3 January 2004 - an achievement which will be matched on 24 January by its twin Opportunity.…... Read More »

Good boy, Rover. Nasa's Mars toy turns five (The New Zealand Herald)

4 January 2009, 3:23 pm

PASADENA, California - Five years after the Nasa rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheeled robotic geologist and its twin Opportunity are still on the job.... Read More »

NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 2, 2009 (SpaceRef)

4 January 2009, 10:36 am

NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 2, 2009... Read More »

NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 2, 2009 (Mars Today)

4 January 2009, 10:15 am

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in co.oration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing.... Read More »

NASA's Mars rovers still on the job after 5 years on surface of red planet (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

3 January 2009, 10:42 am

PASADENA, Calif. - Five years after the NASA rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheel robotic geologist and its twin Opportunity are still on the job.... Read More »

NASA Mars Rovers Hit 5-Year Anniversary (Slashdot)

3 January 2009, 9:21 am

An anonymous reader writes "NASA's Mars rovers have been on the red planet for five years now. The rovers were originally planned to stay operational on the planet for only 90 days, but it has turned into a much longer mission than anticipated. NASA has put together a video to celebrate the annivers... Read More »

Plucky NASA Rovers Complete Fifth Year on Mars (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)

3 January 2009, 6:31 am

When it comes to Mars missions, NASA's twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity seem to be the robots that never quit.... Read More »

Plucky NASA Rovers Complete Fifth Year on Mars (SPACE.com)

3 January 2009, 6:20 am

NASA's twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity have finished their fifth year on Mars.... Read More »

NASA's Mars Rovers Still Making Tracks (NPR)

3 January 2009, 6:12 am

Five years ago, NASA's roving robot called Spirit landed safely on Mars, followed by the rover Opportunity three weeks later. Expected to explore for about three months, the rovers are still exploring the Red Planet today.... Read More »

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