matter Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 PASADENA, California (CNN) -- A NASA robotic explorer touched down on Mars, sending a signal home that it survived the risky descent through the Martian atmosphere and bounced to a halt. The $400 million rover Spirit, designed to conduct unprecedented geologic and photographic surveys on the Martian surface, transmitted a simple hello to Earth minutes after landing. http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/04/mars.rovers/index.html Wow, that 400 million dollars wasn't a total waste. I'm happy for the little guy.
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 Now the question is if Opportunity will make it... 2/3 of all rockets sent to Mars crash. I hope Spirit was worth it!
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