[Fwd: NEWSFLASH: Contact lost with Spirit Mars Rover] (was: Spiritcommunication lost!)

Alan,

Here is the actual bulletin I received. Aside from the Subject
heading, see the note in the abstract below about "recovery efforts to
reestablish contact with the rover".

Now, go waste someone else's time about falsifying and
misrepresenting things.

Anthony.

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Subject: NEWSFLASH: Contact lost with Spirit Mars Rover
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:11:05 -0500
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SPIRIT HIT BY 'VERY SERIOUS ANAMOLY'
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No data has been received from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during
several scheduled sessions over the past day, NASA says. Mission Control
has launched recovery efforts to reestablish contact with the rover at
Gusev Crater.

http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/status.html


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Alan,

Here is the actual bulletin I received. Aside from the Subject
heading, see the note in the abstract below about "recovery efforts to
reestablish contact with the rover".

Now, go waste someone else's time about falsifying and
misrepresenting things.

Anthony.

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Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:11:05 -0500
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SPIRIT HIT BY 'VERY SERIOUS ANAMOLY'
------------------------------------
No data has been received from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during
several scheduled sessions over the past day, NASA says. Mission Control
has launched recovery efforts to reestablish contact with the rover at
Gusev Crater.

http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/status.html


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Alan,

Here is the actual bulletin I received. Aside from the Subject
heading, see the note in the abstract below about "recovery efforts to
reestablish contact with the rover".

Now, go waste someone else's time about falsifying and
misrepresenting things.

Anthony.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: NEWSFLASH: Contact lost with Spirit Mars Rover
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:11:05 -0500
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SPIRIT HIT BY 'VERY SERIOUS ANAMOLY'
------------------------------------
No data has been received from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during
several scheduled sessions over the past day, NASA says. Mission Control
has launched recovery efforts to reestablish contact with the rover at
Gusev Crater.

http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/status.html


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Apparently, contact has been restored, although it is a a rather slow data
rate (120 bits per second). Looks like the software got corrupted, maybe by
the upload of commands sent during the Canberra thunderstorm. Clear skies to you.
--
David W. Knisely
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Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

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Apparently, contact has been restored, although it is a a rather slow data
rate (120 bits per second). Looks like the software got corrupted, maybe by
the upload of commands sent during the Canberra thunderstorm. Clear skies to you.
--
David W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

**********************************************
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* July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir *
* http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org *
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Apparently, contact has been restored, although it is a a rather slow data
rate (120 bits per second). Looks like the software got corrupted, maybe by
the upload of commands sent during the Canberra thunderstorm. Clear skies to you.
--
David W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

**********************************************
* Attend the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY *
* July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir *
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David,

This is music to all of our ears. The images from the ESA
orbitter are stunning and hopefully we will have lots more from Spirit
and Opportunity.

Anthony.

David Knisely wrote:

Apparently, contact has been restored, although it is a a rather slow
data rate (120 bits per second). Looks like the software got
corrupted, maybe by the upload of commands sent during the Canberra
thunderstorm. Clear skies to you.

David,

This is music to all of our ears. The images from the ESA
orbitter are stunning and hopefully we will have lots more from Spirit
and Opportunity.

Anthony.

David Knisely wrote:

Apparently, contact has been restored, although it is a a rather slow
data rate (120 bits per second). Looks like the software got
corrupted, maybe by the upload of commands sent during the Canberra
thunderstorm. Clear skies to you.

David,

This is music to all of our ears. The images from the ESA
orbitter are stunning and hopefully we will have lots more from Spirit
and Opportunity.

Anthony.

David Knisely wrote:

Apparently, contact has been restored, although it is a a rather slow
data rate (120 bits per second). Looks like the software got
corrupted, maybe by the upload of commands sent during the Canberra
thunderstorm. Clear skies to you.

David Knisely wrote:

Apparently, contact has been restored, although it is a a rather slow
data rate (120 bits per second). Looks like the software got corrupted,
maybe by the upload of commands sent during the Canberra thunderstorm.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately it's much more
serious than that. The computer is resetting itself, finding a fault,
then resetting itself again. It has done this over 60 times.
Fortunately there is time to get information from it between reboots.
It is likely that there is a real hardware failure somewhere causing the
resets. It remains to be seen what has failed; and we can't say for
sure what the future prospects are for the mission until it does.

On a happier note, Mike Malin just released the most amazing MOC image I
have ever seen. From orbit they managed to image not only the lander,
but the parachute, backshell and the heatshield. Go MOC!

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html

Clear skies,
Greg

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