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Mars Rover 'Alive and Well' Returning More Images
Spirit spent a quiet, cold night in Gusev Crater, and woke up to return streams of new data, including more black and white 'postcards' from Mars.
NASA Begins Countdown to Spirit's Arrival on Mars
Spirit – the first of NASA's two robot geologists en route to the red Planet -- is “in “excellent” health, NASA and JPL scientists reported at a news briefing at JPL this afternoon, and the countdown to touch down on the Red Planet has begun.
Watching Spirit Launch to Mars
Spirit has successfully launched to Mars, and I was there with members of the science team to witness it.