When Spirit dropped through the thin Martian air and bounced to a stop inside Gusev Crater, it did more than survive a ...

On04, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin rovers to land on the Red Planet. The other was named Opportunity. These rovers were ...

On January 3, 2004, NASA’s Spirit rover successfully completed a major step in space exploration history, touching down on Mars after a perilous six-minute descent through the planet’s thin atmosphere ...

Researchers using Spirit's toolkit of geological instruments from early January into April read the record from rocks and soils in the rover's landing area and found a history of volcanic ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

A powerful Manassas-built computer is running the show on Mars. The specialized computer built by BAE Systems in Manassas is guiding NASA's Spirit rover, which is designed to probe the terrain and ...