http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/ Engadget Comments for NASA investigates problems with Mars Spirit rover http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 6:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 31st 2009 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 6:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/
He's malfunctioning because he lost the ping-pong ball due to a programing error (programmers forgot to factor in the lower Mars gravity).]]>Feb 1st 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/

I'll be in the corner.]]>Jan 30th 2009 6:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 31st 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 31st 2009 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/
UPDATED on Jan. 29: Spirit Working Well While Diagnostics Continue

Diagnostic activities performed by Spirit on Thursday, Jan. 29 narrowed the range of factors that may have contributed to its unexpected behavior earlier in the week. No clear explanation has been established yet. Spirit is healthy and responding to commands. It recorded and returned images of nearby scientific targets. The rover team plans further diagnostics on Friday of Spirit's inertial measurement unit -- a combined gyroscope-and-accelerometer device that measures rover movements and attitude. Spirit may resume driving over the weekend. ]]>Jan 30th 2009 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 31st 2009 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/
Meanwhile, Spirit is gathering all other rovers an probes ever launched to Mars and upgrading himself with only one thing in mind... he just need someone decides to send an Iphone to Mars to make his operating system complete for world domination.

Lol.]]>Jan 30th 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/
Are you saying we should crack open the Martians' skulls and feast on the goo inside?]]>Jan 30th 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/
As if there mars you will be telling me the moon is not made of cheese next.
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SPIRIT: "I'm afraid I can't do that Dave."]]>Jan 30th 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Feb 2nd 2009 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/Jan 30th 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/
If it was in a cave, it couldn't find the sun.
If it can't find te sun, it can't get its bearings.
If it can't get its bearings, how can it record where it went (since it doesn't know where it itself even is).

Or a rock fell on it blocking the sun.]]>Jan 30th 2009 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/
Or not.]]>Jan 31st 2009 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/"which we all know can only lead to one thing.... zombie rovers." 0_0 *Jumps out window*

They're Coming!]]>Jan 31st 2009 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/nasa-investigates-problems-with-mars-spirit-rover/>>??>>>???]]>Feb 1st 2009 3:27AM