Science news articles about 'test rover'

Test rover is set up in rig built mimic Spirit situation stuck in Martian sand.

The Mars rover team is using a test rover at JPL to assess various extraction techniques that might get Spirit out of the loose soil of "Troy" on Mars.

The Mars rover team is using a test rover at JPL to assess various extraction techniques that might get Spirit out of the loose soil of "Troy" on Mars.

Scientists concerned that will not receive €200m contract to design, build and test rover for Mars mission

NASA's newest lunar rover prototype has now gone farther than it ever has before. A collection of ... geologists have spent the past week testing out the Small Pressurized Rover in the 11th annual Desert ...

Using a test rover in a sandbox at JPL with special soil simulating Spirit's predicament on Mars, engineers are assessing possible maneuvers for getting Spirit out and onto firmer ground.

Mars rover engineers at JPL are winding down testing of different escape maneuvers using a test rover in a sand box filled with soil to mimic the Martian surface.

... members are planning a long-duration experiment with the test rover at JPL beginning next week. ... whether favorable motion seen in earlier tests can be sustained to gain as much distance in the sandbox ...

Engineers placed a rock underneath the test rover at JPL on July 1, 2009, to more closely simulate Spirit's predicament on Mars.