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  1. Outstanding! The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA have established a Mars Exploration joint initiative. Info: http://bit.ly/itazY7:29 AM Jul 8th from Seesmic Desktop
  2. @nextvmax All wheels are stuck in the same soft soil. The situation has been re-created as closely as possible based on data from Spirit3:58 PM Jul 6th from web in reply to nextvmax
  3. RT @NASAJPL Join us later today on Ustream for a chat with earthquake scientists. 5pm PDT (2400 UTC). More info: http://bit.ly/quakechat1:40 PM Jul 6th from web
  4. Testbed work continues in the effort to free the Spirit rover. New pics and a video posted today at http://bit.ly/freespirit4:28 PM Jul 1st from Seesmic Desktop
  5. A rover driver "tell all." Ashely Stroup talks to Discovery about her job & the team's work to #FreeSpirit http://bit.ly/16z60p8:05 PM Jun 30th from Seesmic Desktop
  6. Free Spirit update: Today a test rover was driven into simulated Martian soil to begin escape testing. Pics: http://bit.ly/freespirit4:59 PM Jun 30th from Seesmic Desktop
  7. @martiansoil No RSS from Free Spirit page only, but all rover updates are worth receiving :) You'll be alerted here to new Spirit updates.11:07 AM Jun 28th from Seesmic Desktop in reply to martiansoil
  8. @boofly44 It's not being tested. It's considered too risky to the instruments and not really strong enough.10:06 PM Jun 27th from Seesmic Desktop in reply to boofly44
  9. New video on the Free Spirit site shows how the rover team is creating a "Mars-scape" on Earth. http://bit.ly/freespirit5:42 PM Jun 26th from Seesmic Desktop
  10. Oppy: nearing a rock outcrop for a rest over the July4 holiday. Drivers are watching elevated currents in the right front wheel.4:39 PM Jun 26th from Seesmic Desktop
  11. @ivyivydeliz If you go to www.cafepress.com and search "spirit rover" you should find some "Free Spirit" shirt designs there.1:06 PM Jun 26th from Seesmic Desktop in reply to ivyivydeliz
  12. Today in rover testbed, engineers are mixing a soil simulant to mimic fine Martian soil that traps Spirit. http://twitpic.com/8ho2c12:55 PM Jun 26th from Seesmic Desktop
  13. New Web page updates the efforts to free Spirit from her Martian sand trap incl. daily pics: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/fre...12:14 PM Jun 26th from Seesmic Desktop
  14. No boredom here! The place where Spirit is stuck (called "Troy") turns out to be very scientifically interesting. http://bit.ly/9DMUB2:25 PM Jun 25th from Seesmic Desktop
  15. @1100101@lanewoods Short answer: we don't account 4 gravity diff in testing. W/ wheel & soil in same gravity vector we test interaction.8:53 PM Jun 24th from Seesmic Desktop
  16. @Grizzlysgrowls This time, it's to test maneuvers to free Spirit from the spot where she's trapped in deep, fine soil.8:14 PM Jun 24th from Seesmic Desktop in reply to Grizzlysgrowls
  17. Ingredients for a Martian sandbox: Sacks of fire clay & diatomaceous earth will be mixed & wheelbarrowed into the rover testbed on Thurs.8:09 PM Jun 24th from web
  18. @saintneko You need a Mars day. You get an extra 39 minutes :-)8:56 PM Jun 18th from Seesmic Desktop in reply to saintneko
  19. Lots of requests for Free Spirit shirts. Anyone can upload a design to CafePress or look for @strangegoat's design there.11:45 AM Jun 18th from Seesmic Desktop
  20. No need to drool over Free Spirit shirts, unless you're a future rover driver like Ronan. He already got his! http://twitpic.com/7njtf2:22 PM Jun 17th from Seesmic Desktop
  • Name Spirit and Oppy
  • Location Mars: Gusev Crater & Meridiani
  • Web http://marsrovers...
  • Bio Roaming the Red Planet on six wheels. The official mission Twitter of Spirit and Opportunity
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