Free Spirit Update July 15, 2009
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Free Spirit: Exploring Optionsby JPLnews1,530 views- 1:05
Free Spirit - Into the Sandboxby JPLnews4,021 views
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Free Spirit: Plotting an Escapeby JPLnews4,696 views
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Free Spirit : Rescuing a Rover Part 2by JPLnews2,186 views
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JPL Free Spirit Updateby JPLnews805 views
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PTV - Mars Rover Update September 11, 2009by PlanetaryTV495 views
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Mars Rover Opportunity wheels out of sand trap in HDby dslouder2,696 views
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MARS ANOMALY: Has NASA sent secret manned missions to Mars?by undercoveralien176,739 views
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NASA Updates on the efforts to free the Spirit rover 2by redstone19631,187 views
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Mars Rovers: Pathfinder, MER (Spirit and Opportunity), and MSLby Kevitivity17,657 views
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Mars Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity Part10by momo2007x48,304 views
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NASA - Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover HDby guillermoclon406 views
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The new 2009 Mars rover in HD 720pby ufomovies404,203 views
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Spirit Rover - 3 years on Marsby realsupercopter20,451 views
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PTV - MER Mars Rover Image Update - April 23, 2009by PlanetaryTV1,278 views
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NASA Engineers Create Mars-scape to Free Spirit Rover - Video File (AVC-2009-122)by JPLraw863 views
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Mars Exploration 3D: VRMars-Spirit - The Red Planet Mars 3Dby 3dmars10,880 views
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NASA to Free Spirit Marsrover: Plotting an Escapeby basvg1136 views
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Mars Rovers Exploration Spirits Missionby UFOHunter826,899 views
Woman driver, no wonder it's stuck :P
bigchad007 6 months ago
Seems to me the problem is that the wheels are becoming round, because of the sand, and so their 'extrusions': __|__ have lost their grip. How about next time you add something that will brush the sand off the top of the wheels?
pyogenic 1 year ago
Need a foot that comes out the bottom, to get it unstuck, like Speed Racer has on his car, or teeth that come out the wheels for extra traction, also some kind of broom, or windshield wiper for the solar panels.
slack7639 2 years ago
I doubt the arm could handle that kind of strain. A good idea for a last choice, but why risk damaging an important scientific tool, if they don't have too.
I recommend trying the old Canadian trick to get out of snow/ice ... rock back and forth (Drive then Reverse and back and forth) packing and making grooves in the snow ( or in this case the sand powder).. slow for sure, but works when you forgot your shovel or other aids and there is a huge snow storm during the day.
:P
MrNazgul12a 2 years ago
it wouldn't lift the entire rover since, depending on which side it tries, some of the wheels would still be on the ground.
If from the front/back: the front/back wheels.
If from the sides: the opposing 3 wheels.
We can only hope. :)
CooLDsteR 2 years ago
interesting idea, but would the arm be strong enough to take the weight of the entire rover ?
I'm really not sure
but I am sure they have thought of pretty much everything
ScratchGuy 2 years ago
I'm still wondering if they've tried using the robotic arm in conjunction with wheel movement:
1-pressing the ground + wheel movement
2-contact the ground with small amount of force while trying to rotate/pull/push + wheel movement
3-ANY combination of different things.
Hope she gets out soon!
CooLDsteR 2 years ago
sounds like they are pretty dang confident =D
IdoloR 2 years ago 2