Sunday, January 25, 2004


Reuters Second U.S. rover lands on Mars
PASADENA, California (Reuters) - NASA's second Mars rover, Opportunity, has bounced to a safe landing on the surface of the Red Planet, hours after scientists said its sick twin was on the path to recovery.

Opportunity sent its first images of Mars back to Earth early Sunday morning, about four hours after hitting the surface.

Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory erupted in cheers at 9:05 p.m. PST (5.05 a.m. British time), as the U.S. space agency made history by successfully setting down two robotic rovers on opposite sides of Mars to search for signs of water and, ultimately, life.

Good luck guys, hope this one works like a charm.