- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 29th, 2009
'Free Spirit' Team Begin Long-Duration Tests
They want to see how well the test rover fares
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 22nd, 2009
Test Rover Performs Turn Maneuvers in Sandbox
JPL engineers are assessing all possibilities
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 20th, 2009
Stuck Spirit Gazes at the Stars
It gathers science until it will be commanded to move
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 8th, 2009
Spirit Replica Begins Testing at JPL
The "Free Spirit" initiative is a go
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 1st, 2009
Spirit Replica to Begin Simulation Maneuvers
It's also stuck in sand, in a JPL test box
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 27th, 2009
NASA Launches 'Free Spirit' Website
It features regular updates on the rover's condition
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 26th, 2009
Despite Being Buried in Sand, Spirit Does Science
The rover looks at its surroundings constantly
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 10th, 2009
Spirit Replica Struggles to Get Out of Sandbox
When successful, its efforts will be mimicked by the Martian rover
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 5th, 2009
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Is now in 'Safe Mode'
It rebooted its computer after it got hit by cosmic rays
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 5th, 2009
Spirit Takes Pictures of Its Underside
Engineers hope to use them to free the rover
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 27th, 2009
Opportunity Hits the 10-Mile Mark on the Red Planet
The rover drove the distance in more than five years
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 19th, 2009
One of Spirit's Wheels Is Not Jammed
It could be used to remove the rover from its trap
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 12th, 2009
Spirit Endangered by the Soft Terrain It's Navigating
However, the rover has more power than before
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 25th, 2009
Spirit Takes First Drive Since Memory Problems Occurred
It has driven a short distance towards its destination
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 21st, 2009
NASA Is Worried About Spirit's 'Mental Health'
The robot is acting weird
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 14th, 2009
Spirit Rebooted Its Computers Twice This Weekend
This raises concerns about the little robot
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 1st, 2009
Spirit's Tracks Reveal Bright Soil Behind
The robot has photographed its marks