Mars Planning Moves East

(I think the Yahoo/AP headline was misleading, so I paraphrased it for
the subject line)

from http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&ncid=753&e=10&u=/ap/20041106/ap_on_sc/mars_rover_cornell

Control of Mars Rovers Shifts to Cornell

Fri Nov 5, 9:26 PM ET
Science - AP

By WILLIAM KATES, Associated Press Writer

ITHACA, N.Y. - Because his job involves driving around on Mars all
day, Cornell University astronomer Steve Squyres is glad he no longer
has to make a cross-country commute to get home.

Over the last two months, planning for science activities on the Mars
rovers Spirit and Opportunity has gradually shifted from the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., to the Ivy League school in
upstate New York. JPL remains in charge of controlling and operating
the rovers.

[...]

Squyres is profiled in the Oct 2004 Scientific American; the profile
was written as Opportunity began its descent into Endurance Crater.

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