The long journey to the red planet
Over at Rocket Man Blog, there's a fantastic account of the many steps in getting to Mars. The animation by…
Month: January 2004
I, Rover
The journalists seem to have missed the fact that JPL developed a wonderful new artificial intelligence for Spirit and Opportunity….
My friend Roland
I had a pleasant visit from my friend, Roland, on New Year's Day. We sat back, watched the first half…
Shared Euphoria
Today was such a neat day at work. Everyone at JPL was wearing a smile. Anytime I passed someone who…
Martian Soil
The best blog I've come across for following news of the Mars Exploration Rovers is Martian Soil. I've got it…
33% Success rate? Whatever…
According to the Associated Press: Scientists were jubilant over the success on a planet where two of every three lander…
Spirit has landed!
Spirit has landed! This photo from JPL shows my group supervisor on the far right and several of the people…