Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 3, 2004, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin ...

Jan. 6, 2004 — -- About 50 feet from the spot where the Spirit rover came to rest, there is a depression in the Martian soil, possibly a small crater. The scientists directing the mission said ...

The steering problem that first began affecting NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit on Oct. 1 continues to puzzle mission controllers, occurring intermittently as the team attempts to drive the ...

It was a “big deal” for NASA when two so-called Rovers landed safely on Mars. “Spirit” was supposed to be good for just three months and a few hundred yards, but it lasted for 6 years and traveled ...

NASA’s Spirit rover landed on Mars in 2004 and was designed to operate for just 90 days. Instead, it explored the Martian ...

LOS ANGELES - Fresh from being given a clean bill of health, the Spirit rover drilled its first tiny hole in a rock on the surface of Mars, NASA scientists said Saturday. "We made some history here.

PASADENA, Calif. - The Spirit rover successfully rolled onto Mars early Thursday, placing its six wheels on solid martian ground for the first time since the robot bounced down on the Red Planet ...

On January 3, 2004, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin rovers to land on the Red Planet. The other was named Opportunity.