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Exploration

Steering Problems on Mars

By Keith Cowing

NASA Watch

October 6, 2004

“Engineers on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover team are investigating possible causes and remedies for a problem affecting the steering on Spirit.

The relay for steering actuators on Spirit’s right-front and left-rear wheels did not operate as commanded on Oct. 1.”

Keith Cowing

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.