From Asa, I saw that NASA had directed JPL to get ready to hibernate one of the Mars rovers in order to save money. Fortunately, someone realized that that would penny-wise and pound-foolish, so NASA changed its mind.
The order sent a shudder through the rover operating office at JPL in La Cañada Flintridge and through the wider science community that views the rovers as one of NASA’s most glittering successes during a time when the manned exploration program has suffered tragedy and delay.