Mars Rover Missions: Crew Experiences
On Jan. 3, 2004 the first robotic rover successfully landed on Mars. Three weeks later, the second rover successfully landed on the opposite side of Mars. One year later rovers Spirit and Opportunity have exceeded all mission expectations and continue to make discoveries. The goal of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission was to explore for a minimum of 90 days to search for evidence of past water activity.
As part of a celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Mars Exploration Rover mission landing on Mars, the MER team presented “Mars Stories We’ve… read more
As part of a celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Mars Exploration Rover mission landing on Mars, the MER team presented “Mars Stories We’ve Never Told.” Team members spoke to reporters and recounted personal experiences of the past year. Speakers included: Firouz Naderi; Rob Manning; Jennifer Harris Trosper; Polly Estabrook; Mark Adler; and Steve Collins.
On Jan. 3, 2004 the first robotic rover successfully landed on Mars. Three weeks later, the second rover successfully landed on the opposite side of Mars. One year later rovers Spirit and Opportunity have exceeded all mission expectations and continue to make discoveries. The goal of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission was to explore for a minimum of 90 days to search for evidence of past water activity. close
People in this video
More PeopleHosting Organization
More Videos From
Mars Rover Missions: Mission Review
Related Video
-
Space Shuttle Discovery Landing
Video of the Space Shuttle Discovery’s landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida was shown.
-
Exploration of Mars
Louis Friedman, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Planetary Society, addressed the plenary session of the Twelfth Annual…
-
Space Shuttle Discovery Landing
The Space Shuttle Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base.
-
Space Shuttle Discovery Landing
Space Shuttle Discovery was landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after STS-131, the second of five shuttle…