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"The spacecraft sent limited data in a proper response to a ground command, and we're planning for commanding further communication sessions later today," said Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager Pete Theisinger at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Originally posted by junglejake
Well, with the new news that Spirit is communicating again with earth, I'm gonna have to say nope. No conspiracy here.
Originally posted by THENEO
Any ideas what when wrong? Was this an expected event re: the circumstances?
Patience is the key. Let me stress again that they are trying to communicate with a small object MILLIONS OF MILES AWAY ON AN ALIEN PLANET.
Either way the public demands a successful Mars mission after so many failures in the past.
Again as I said earlier, once YOU yourself puts a small object into space, get it to land safely on an alien planet, then get it to run perfectly in unpredictable and alien conditions, then you are in a postion to "demand" something. Up until then you ain't in a position to demand nothing, so why don't you cut these guys a break.
Originally posted by Zzub
>> why haven't we sent a decient photography satalite (something with like 1/2 meter resolution like the USGS uses)
They do, look at this page. They have imaged the lander from 400 miles up already.
www.jpl.nasa.gov...
Originally posted by Zzub
Spirit news update right now on NASA-TV. I'll type as they announce it.
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Spirit is responding more today!
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Flash memory corruption caused the problem.
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Is now in serious condition rather than critical.
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They have succesfully switched operating modes, and reset the rover.
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It succesfully shut down for the first time in 4 days.
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Rover is now stable! They will be booting in cripple mode and reprogramming it every day.
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Lots of work to do to avoid reocurrence.
3 weeks from driving again.
Thank god, it's looking more hopeful.
I hope the second one has good fortune later. I'm always nervous with excitement when these things happen.
[Edited on 24-1-2004 by Zzub]