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NASA’s Mars rover is really stuck

SEP 22, 2009
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Space.com : Efforts to free the stuck Spirit rover on Mars have been dragging on since May. Last week a NASA official said the robot may never get free ."We are proceeding very cautiously and exploring all reasonable options,” said John Callas, NASA project manager for Spirit and its twin, Opportunity . “There is a very real possibility that Spirit may not be able to get out, and we want to give Spirit the very best chance.”
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