Mars rover Spirit encounters more age-related problems
Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 01:59
in Astronomy & Space
Five years into a life expected to last 90 days, the rover failed to move after getting driving directions and didn't record a day's activities, NASA says. But it recovered and is back on the job. The long-lived Mars rover Spirit, already suffering from a gimpy wheel, has suffered a new round of aging problems in recent days, including a bout of what one NASA official called "amnesia."