Six years ago today...

[Vaillancourt88]

Congrats to the whole team! I've got to say that Spirit & Opportunity are probably second only to Voyager 1&2 in mission bang-for-your-buck. (Come on, hard to compete with the Golden Record! Sagan knew the importance of a good sound system )

I've been keeping tabs on the "Free Spirit" sub-mission. Let's just take the best of both worlds, bring the whole FRC to Mars, and make it the game for 2011. GDC, you have your task!

Again, Dave, congratulations to the whole gang at JPL-- keep up the inspiring work!

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Vaillancourt88

Congrats to the whole team! ... congratulations to the whole gang at JPL-- keep up the inspiring work!

Not just JPL. One of the lesser-known facts about the Mars Exploration Rover project is just how large of an effort was required to pull off this mission. Representatives from literally hundreds of different government agencies, universities, companies, and organizations, both domestic and international, have participated in the development and operation of the rovers. Steve Squires, the Principal Investigator for the science team, is one of the best-known "faces" of the project. The contributions that Steve made to implement this mission are enormous. But simultaneously, one cannot over-state the value of the efforts of the nearly 6000 other people that had a role in the project, from the beginning in May 2000 through today.

-dave




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[vic burg]

Whoa! Congrats to the whole team, Dave! She's still up there too!
Has it seriously been 6 years already?! Man time goes by fast! Wait that was in 2004. I've been in FIRST for that long! O.o

[oyunekibi]

Great achievement.