Mars Rover One Year Old
The NASA/JPL Mars Rover Spirit has now been roving on Mars for a full year. Which is pretty amazing, since it was only designed to last 90 days, and previous missions had often failed to last as long as planned.
Several months ago, I got a chance to visit the rover’s control room at JPL, and take a look at the third rover they kept on earth to practice maneuvers. So I feel a little warm glow about his achievement, even though I really had nothing to do with it. (Unless paying taxes counts.)
