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When Opportunity (and Spirit) knocked, NASA knew just what to do

Por: The Boston Globe Entertainment November 03, 2022

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NASA planned on its 2003 Mars Exploration Rover mission lasting 90 days. That was assuming the two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, launched without mishap, survived the 6½-month journey, and landed in one piece. That was a lot of assuming. “Mars was a space graveyard,” says a NASA staffer in “Good Night Oppy.” Two-thirds of previous missions there had failed. So getting to 90 days would be a very big deal. Anything beyond that would be... + full article



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