Spirit, Spirit, do you read?
Aug. 2nd, 2010 04:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ankh_hplNASA mission controllers apparently haven't given up on the stuck Martian rover Spirit quite yet. Deep into Martian winter, they've started using a "sweep and beep" paging system in an attempt to communicate with her.
Yes, her. Throughout this recent article from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
science_at_nasa , the feminine pronoun is used. Although the chances of Spirit ever waking up again are becoming increasingly small, it's good to know that NASA is still trying -- and providing comprehensive articles like this one, which includes a movie of Spirit's achievements thus far.
Here's hoping that she manages to phone home one more time . . . .
Yes, her. Throughout this recent article from
science_at_nasa , the feminine pronoun is used. Although the chances of Spirit ever waking up again are becoming increasingly small, it's good to know that NASA is still trying -- and providing comprehensive articles like this one, which includes a movie of Spirit's achievements thus far.Here's hoping that she manages to phone home one more time . . . .
