01-05-1957 Spirit Rover Lands on Mars
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Aerospace Engineering Electrical Engineering Engineering Mechanics Geological Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics |
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Alice Agogino |
| Description: | Engineering Pathway's Today in History for January 4. Excerpt: "January 4, 2004 – Spirit Rover Lands on Mars. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s twin Mars rovers - called Spirit and Opportunity – landed on January 4, 2004 and January 25, 2004, respectively. They were originally scheduled to operate for three months, but were actively collecting and transmitting data for over 6 years. The rovers have set the longevity record for broadcasting to Earth from a distant planet. Although Spirit got stuck in the sand (and had its last communication on March 22, 2010), Opportunity has been traveling towards the Endeavour crater on Mars since August 2008." |
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| Keywords: | Mars Rovers space exploration Jet Propulsion Lab NASA |
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"Today in History" Blog of the Engineering Pathway Digital Library |
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(b) Design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data |
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Events in history can connect technological advancements to their technological roots. |
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| Publication Date: | January 2012 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/ |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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