rovers

Monday, November 2, 2009
Robots

NASA Mars Spirit Rover Has Amnesia

6:00AM Jack Loftus | We hadn’t visited the NASA Mars rovers in a while here at Gizmodo, so I thought I’d take a look today and see what they’re up to. Unfortunately, things could be better. More »
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Science

Fellow Robots Trying to Help Stuck Mars Spirit

12:40AM Jesus Diaz | You know when Woody gets kidnapped and then Buzz Lightyear and Mr Potato and all the toys go to rescue him from the evil toy man? Well, this story has nothing to do with that. More »
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Science

Alien Skull Discovered in NASA Mars Photograph, Dr. Bonkers Says

12:37PM Jesus Diaz | This NASA image—recently taken by Mars Rover Spirit—shows the 5.9-inch skull of a Martian, with binocular eyes 2 inches apart, 1400 cc cranial capacity, and “most likely a carnivore.” At least, according to a loony. More »
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Vehicles

NASA Electric Lunar Rover Looks Silly In Obama’s Inaugural Parade

12:11PM Wilson Rothman | Call me old-timey, but I prefer my lunar rovers on the moon or—barring that—on some sort of rocky facsimile, not rolling up Pennsylvania Avenue. Only thing worse? Dudes wearing spacesuits on earth. [More at Jalopnik] More »
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Science

NASA Spirit Rover Celebrates Five Productive, Dusty Years On Mars

1:00AM Jack Loftus | Happy anniversary, Spirit! That’s right—against all odds, NASA’s plucky Spirit rover has officially been on the Red Planet for five years. Its twin, Opportunity, will celebrate the same five-year milestone on January 24. More »
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