Sprinkels Spirit & Opportunity

THE TIME IT STARTED

Jun 1, 2003

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_and_Opportunity
Mars Exploration Rover Mission sent two ongoing space missions MERA-A Spirit and MER-B Opportunity in 2003 to Mars.

WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND

Jun 19, 2003

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_and_Opportunity
They were trying to find past water activity on Mars.

LOST TOUCH WITH SPIRIT

Jan 21, 2004

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_and_Opportunity
A thunderstorm in Austrialia was thought to have caused us to lose contact with Spirit briefly.

Full Operation

Feb 5, 2004

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover
Spirit returned to full operation. Opportunity was upgraded at this time.

Anniversary

Nov 20, 2005

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover
Spirit had its one year anniversary.

Anniversary

Dec 12, 2005

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WHEN SPIRIT GOT STUCK

May 1, 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_and_Opportunity
On the 5th mission Spirit got stuck in the soft soil and NASA tried to reposition Spirit.

HOW MUCH IT COST

Oct 1, 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_and_Opportunity
When they were building, launching, landing, and operating Spirit and Opportunity it cost over 820 million dollars.

WHEN THEY FINALLY CALLED IT STATIONARY

Jan 26, 2010

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NASA finally said that Spirit is a stationary science platform.

Final Transmission

May 24, 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover
No more communication with Spirit.