Topic: Rover Teams Keeping Spirits Up on Fate of Frozen Mars Rover

[sam]

The hibernating Spirit rover hasn’t communicated with Earth  since March 22 of this year, and while everyone hopes for the best, NASA, it seems, wants to brace rover fans for the worst, just in case. The space  agency has dutifully issued a couple of press releases the past few months saying it is possible we may not hear from the rover again. Even Cornell University – home of MER PI Steve Squyres — featured an article in their Daily Sun newspaper this week with the headline, “Mars Rover May Have Lost Power for Good.”  But yet, Squyres is quoted “Spirit hasn’t died; we haven’t heard from it, but we suspect it is still alive and we are waiting to hear from it.”

http://www.universetoday.com/79402/rover-teams-keeping-spirits-up-on-fate-of-frozen-mars-rover/

[Clive]

After spending 7 years in the harsh martian climate I think it deserves a rest!