Re: How are Spirit and Opportunty able to operate for so long?


<killerclick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The original mission plan was that they would last up to 90 days. I
> haven't been counting but it seems they are managing to last a lot
> longer than. Why is it that I can't find an explanation on the NASA
> site or anywhere else?
>
> If you left an open carton of milk in the sun for two weeks and if
> after those two weeks the milk was still fresh and drinkable, you'd
> have the National Enquirer, CNN and Discovery Channel all over it for
> months. How is it then that if those rovers last on mars like three
> times more than expected, you can get no info about it? Anybody? Come
> on, conspiracy theorists? What, are there Exxon stations on Mars??


When you bought your computer it probably had
a one year guarantee. How surprised will you
be if it is still working after five years?

George


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