When Mars Bites Back

When Mars Bites Back
By Mark Thompson (https://ift.tt/BfHLVrl)

More than 300 million kilometres from the nearest mechanic, NASA's Curiosity rover found itself in a situation that would make any engineer break into a cold sweat. A rock got stuck to its drill and wouldn't let go. What followed was a week long, long distance rescue operation that says as much about the ingenuity of the people behind the machine as it does about the extraordinary challenges of exploring another world.

May 9, 2026 at 08:26PM
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