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Coverage continues in our March 2004 News Page.
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18 February 2004 - Here's some
new images from the
Red Planet,
where the
rovers are
digging
in.
Video of yesterday's briefing
here.
NASA reports:
Spirit Does a "Wheel Wiggle" - sol 45
Spirit drove 22.7 meters (74.5 feet), reaching the circular depression
dubbed "Laguna Hollow," and then wiggled its wheels to "scuff" the soil
for further analysis.
Peering into the Hole - sol 24
Opportunity continues peering
into the rover-made hole, using its science instruments to search for
clues about the history of Mars.
NASA TV Schedule
Black hole
eats star; Shuttle flights could be delayed
until 2005;
ISS Expedition 9
media briefing Thursday at 2PM EST (1900 GMT) - watch live on NASA TV.
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17 February 2004 - More news from
Mars,
where Spirit is
motoring
along, and
Opportunity has dug a
trench.
NASA reports:
Latest
News From Spirit and Opportunity
Spirit Sets New Record:
Spirit drove 21.6 meters (70.9 feet),
bringing the grand total to 108 meters (354 feet). That's about 6 meters
(19.7 feet) more than the Sojourner rover's 1997 record.
Opportunity Successfully Dug
Trench: The rover
will now use instruments on the arm to characterize the soil in the trench.
Next JPL briefing is Thursday at 10AM PST (1PM EST/1800 GMT).
Watch live on NASA TV.
Get the Mars Rover screensaver here!
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06 February 2004 - The Spirit Rover is
back in action at Mars'
Gusev Crater.
Sad news: The girl who was reported abducted this week in Florida was
found dead
today. NASA had been
working on enhancing video footage of the suspect, captured by a
security camera.
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05 February 2004 - Up on Mars, Opportunity is
making tracks as it tools around the surface of Mars.
NASA reports:
Spirit Status
Spirit's Memory Surgery Successful! The memory operation went well,
and Spirit is preparing to grind into the rock Adirondack.
Opportunity Status
Opportunity Passes Her Driver's Test! Opportunity completed a total
traverse of 3.54 meters (10.6 feet) and did a nice sashay in the middle.
Next JPL briefing
is Friday at 10AM PST (1PM EST/1800 GMT). Video of yesterday's Mars briefing
here.
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01 February 2004 -
Today is the
one-year anniversary of Shuttle Columbia's breakup over
Texas.
Seven astronauts lost their lives returning from a 16-day science mission,
STS-107. NewsFromSpace was covering the landing
as it happened.
The hole was caused by a
briefcase-sized
chunk of
foam insulation coming
loose
from the
external tank and striking the
left wing
during liftoff. The
wreckage is
currently in storage at Kennedy Space Center. This afternoon's
Superbowl halftime will feature a
tribute to the Columbia crew.
In the
year since the
tragedy, human
spaceflight continued with some major
help from our
international partners. New players entered the scene,
but successful robotic missions have made some question the need for human presence in space.
Fortunately,
there are others with the
vision and courage it takes to
keep us
moving in the
right direction. The cause of the accident was a determined to be a hole in the leading
edge of the left wing, which allowed a blast of superheated air to
melt the
underlying structure,
ripping the orbiter apart as it was doing March 22
across the American South. NASA's leader will dedicate a
memorial tomorrow
at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of the Columbia fallen.
NASA reports:
Columbia
Memorial at Arlington
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will preside at the dedication of the
memorial at 3 p.m. EST on Monday, February 2, 2004.
NASA TV Schedule
In other news, the Mars Rover
Opportunity
is now making tracks across the Martian surface,
finding
hematite
(which typically forms in the presence of water). Its twin, Spirit, will
be back in action very soon.
Preceding coverage in our January 2004 News Page.
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