05-02-2004, 22:42
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Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Herndon, VA
Posts: 3,176
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Re: Spirt and Opportunity Mission Thread
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Originally Posted by Wetzel
So a month in (Sol 33) for Spirit, and its about to be back to full function again after reformating part of its flash memory today. Tomorrow they plan to use the RAT on the rock Adirondack after about two weeks of the flash problem.
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In preparation for the RAT procedure, today Spirit used the brush on the front of the RAT to clean and prepare the surface of the rock Adirondack. VERY surprising results. To be made public in the next day or three. Keep your eyes on this space!
-dave
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