Space

MER Status Page

I was reminded earlier this week about the status pages for the Mars Rover, for Spirit and for Opportunity. Spirit just finished its drive to its winter location, tilted to its optimal position relative to the sun so it can get the most solar energy that it can.

In honor of reaching that position, Geoff Landis, one of the drivers, posted a sonnet:

We cannot pause to follow up:
we move or die. We cannot stop.