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Mars Rovers Missions extended again

NASA has approved up to 18 months of further operations for its twin Mars Exploration Rovers - Spirit and Opportunity - which were originally meant to carry out missions lasting just three months. They both have found signs of a watery past on Mars since landing on the Red Planet in January 2004.

The rovers are showing signs of wear - for example, the teeth on Spirit’s rock grinding tool seem to have worn down - but otherwise remain in good shape.

The original mission cost $820m and the two previous mission extensions cost $15m. Nasa officials have declined to say how much the third will cost.

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#1  13 April 2005 - 03:44

 

sooper good. go mars rover! shame about the British one though

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#2  13 April 2005 - 15:08

 

If only NASA could have luck this good for all of its missions. Hope the people who put these rovers together are getting paid well. They deserve it.

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