Thread: Spirit Rover is Switched Off to Save NASA Money
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Old 25-March-2008, 12:40 AM
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Default Spirit Rover is Switched Off to Save NASA Money
To save the Mars Expedition Rover (MER) program some cash, controllers will be forced to switch one of the four-year old rovers into "hibernation mode". NASA wants to cut $4 million from the MER budget, so extreme measures are needed. Sadly, operations will need to be limited and it has been announced today that activities [...]

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