- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 29th, 2009
![NASA's Spirit Mars Rover Misses Check-In NASA's Spirit Mars Rover Misses Check-In](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NASA-039-s-Spirit-Mars-Rover-Misses-Check-In-1.jpg)
NASA's Spirit Mars Rover Misses Check-In
Experts are running diagnostic checks now
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 16th, 2009
![Spirit and Opportunity Enter Social Mainstream Spirit and Opportunity Enter Social Mainstream](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Spirit-and-Opportunity-Enter-Social-Mainstream-1.jpg)
Spirit and Opportunity Enter Social Mainstream
The two rovers even have a Facebook group
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 5th, 2009
![Mars Rovers Complete Their Fifth Year of Mission Mars Rovers Complete Their Fifth Year of Mission](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Mars-Rovers-Complete-Their-Fifth-Year-of-Mission-1.jpg)
Mars Rovers Complete Their Fifth Year of Mission
Spirit and Opportunity still seem to be operating at full capacity
- Space
- By Dan Talpalariu
- November 11th, 2008
![Opportunity and Spirit Roam on Mars Again Opportunity and Spirit Roam on Mars Again](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Opportunity-and-Spirit-Roam-On-Mars-Again-1.jpg)
Opportunity and Spirit Roam on Mars Again
The southern spring revitalized them
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- May 30th, 2008
![Water May Not be Enough for Life on Mars Water May Not be Enough for Life on Mars](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Water-May-Not-be-Enough-for-Life-on-Mars-1.jpg)
Water May Not be Enough for Life on Mars
Mars could be too salty for life
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- April 25th, 2008
![Opportunity Crippled by Another Mechanical Failure Opportunity Crippled by Another Mechanical Failure](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Opportunity-Crippled-by-Another-Mechanical-Failure-1.jpg)
Opportunity Crippled by Another Mechanical Failure
Robotic arm seizes up
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- March 26th, 2008
![NASA Reverses Controversial Budget Cut NASA Reverses Controversial Budget Cut](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NASA-Reverses-Controversial-Budget-Cut-1.jpg)
NASA Reverses Controversial Budget Cut
Spirit escapes shutdown threat
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- March 25th, 2008
Bad News for Twin Martian Rovers
Mars Exploration Rover mission receives budget cut
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- January 4th, 2008
![Happy Anniversary, Spirit! Have a Bit of Dust! Happy Anniversary, Spirit! Have a Bit of Dust!](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Happy-Anniversary-Spirit-Have-a-Bit-of-Dust-1.jpg)
Happy Anniversary, Spirit! Have a Bit of Dust!
Rover celebrates four years on Mars
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- January 4th, 2008
![Asteroid 2007 WD5 Sends Shivers Down the Spine Asteroid 2007 WD5 Sends Shivers Down the Spine](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Asteroid-2007-WD5-Sends-Shivers-Down-the-Spine-1.jpg)
Asteroid 2007 WD5 Sends Shivers Down the Spine
Chances of collision increase to 1 in 28
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- December 17th, 2007
![Software Will Save the Doomed Rovers Software Will Save the Doomed Rovers](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Software-Will-Save-The-Doomed-Rovers-1.jpg)
Software Will Save the Doomed Rovers
NASA struggles to keep its precious Mars rovers alive
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- December 11th, 2007
![Spirit Seems to Lose the Battle Spirit Seems to Lose the Battle](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Spirit-Seems-to-Lose-the-Battle-1.jpg)
Spirit Seems to Lose the Battle
The rover might remain inactive for most of the coming winter
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- December 5th, 2007
![Spirit on the Move Again Spirit on the Move Again](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Spirit-on-the-Move-Again-1.jpg)
Spirit on the Move Again
Martian vehicle gets unstuck from loose soil patch
- Space
- By Lucian Dorneanu
- July 25th, 2007
![The Toughest Rovers Ever Built: Spirit and Opportunity The Toughest Rovers Ever Built: Spirit and Opportunity](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Toughest-Rovers-Ever-Built-Spirit-and-Opportunity-1.jpg)
The Toughest Rovers Ever Built: Spirit and Opportunity
They revolutionized planetary science and are still going at it
- Space
- By Lucian Dorneanu
- July 21st, 2007
![Mars Rovers Could Soon R.I.P. Because of the Continuous Dust Storm Mars Rovers Could Soon R.I.P. Because of the Continuous Dust Storm](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Mars-Rovers-Could-Soon-R-I-P-Because-of-the-Continuous-Dust-Storm-1.jpg)
Mars Rovers Could Soon R.I.P. Because of the Continuous Dust Storm
One or both rovers could soon go offline
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