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Spirit rover’s Mars landing changed space exploration forever

When Spirit dropped through the thin Martian air and bounced to a stop inside Gusev Crater, it did more than survive a ...
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Jan. 3, 2004: Spirit lands on Mars

The Spirit rover landed on Mars on Jan. 4, 2004. Like its twin, Opportunity, Spirit was assigned an initial mission of only ...