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Dan Gaines, Mission manager Matt Keuneke, Mission manager Al Herrera, Mission manager Colette Lohr, Mission manager
Dan Gaines Matt Keuneke Al Herrera Colette Lohr
P R E V I O U S    M I S S I O N    M A N A G E R S
Cindy Oda, Mission Manager Rich Morris, Mission Manager Bill Nelson, Mission manager Byron Jones, Mission Manager Mark Adler, Mission Manager
Cindy Oda Richard Morris Bill Nelson Byron Jones Mark Adler
Leo Bister, Mission manager Beth Dewell, Mission Manager Emily Eelkema, Mission Manager Jeff Favretto, Mission Manager Soina Ghandchi, Mission Manager
Leo Bister Beth Dewell Emily Eelkema Jeff Favretto Saina Ghandchi
Andy Mishkin, Mission Manager Art Thompson, Mission Manager Rick Welch, Mission Manager    
Andy Mishkin Art Thompson Rick Welch

Spirit 2004   |    2005   |    2006   |    2007   |    2008   |    2009
sol 1409-1415 26-Dec-2007 Spirit Conducts Detailed Studies of Rocks First Encountered in 2006
sol 1404-1408 21-Dec-2007 Spirit Makes It to a North-Facing Slope
sol 1398-1403 17-Dec-2007 Final Winter Haven Selection Near
sol 1390-1397 14-Dec-2007 Spirit Scouts "Home Plate" for Safe Haven
sol 1384-1389 30-Nov-2007 Spirit Breaks Free in Race for Survival
sol 1377-1383 26-Nov-2007 Rover Slips in Sandy Terrain
sol 1370-1376 26-Nov-2007 Spirit in a Race Against the Clock
sol 1363-1369 12-Nov-2007 Spirit Continues Drive As Power Levels Decline
sol 1355-1362 02-Nov-2007 Spirit to Head North for the Winter
sol 1348-1354 30-Oct-2007 Spirit Considers Options for Surviving Another Winter on Mars
sol 1343-1347 29-Oct-2007 Spirit Continues Studies of Rocks on "Home Plate"
sol 1337-1342 11-Oct-2007 Hardy Rover Continues to Celebrate Milestones
sol 1329-1336 08-Oct-2007 Rover Experiences Data Backlog
sol 1321-1328 27-Sep-2007 Spirit Arrives at "Stratigraphic Wonderland"
sol 1315-1320 25-Sep-2007 Spirit Makes Progress Across "Home Plate"
sol 1209-1314 18-Sep-2007 Spirit Explores Top of "Home Plate"
sol 1303-1308 10-Sept-2007 Spirit Finally Arrives at Home Plate!
sol 1295-1302 30-Aug-2007 Spirit Slowly Emerges from Blanket of Dust
sol 1288-1294 23-Aug-2007 Spirit Tries to Coax Dust from Microscopic Imager
sol 1284-1287 20-Aug-2007 Dust from Martian Sky Accumulates on Solar Panels
sol 1274-1283 16-Aug-2007 Gloomy Skies Show Signs of Clearing
sol 1268-1273 08-Aug-2007 Martian Dust Begins to Settle -- Right on Top of the Solar Arrays
sol 1261-1267 08-Aug-2007 Atmospheric Gloom Reaches Record Levels
sol 1253-1260 08-Aug-2007 Spirit Monitors Dust Storm While Studying Martian Terrain
sol 1247-1252 16-July-2007 Spirit Examines Rocks Possibly Formed In Volcanic Gases or Hot Springs
sol 1240-1246 16-July-2007 Spirit Encounters First Big Dust Storm of the Season
sol 1234-1239 02-July-2007 Spirit Independently Approaches and Studies a Rock Outcrop
sol 1226-1233 27-June-2007 Spirit's Solar Power Levels Continue to Rise
sol 1219-1225 18-June-2007 Spirit's Solar Panels Get Spring Cleaning
sol 1207-1218 11-June-2007 Spirit Studies Layered Rocks at 'Home Plate'
sol 1200-1206 31-May-2007 Remarkable Rover Continues to Astonish
sol 1193-1199 24-May-2007 Spirit Continues Soil Analysis
sol 1186-1192 14-May-2007 Spirit Continues Studies of Interesting Material Near "Home Plate"
sol 1179-1185 06-May-2007 Spirit Examined Light--Colored Material Near "Home Plate"
sol 1172-1178 01-May-2007 Spirit Discovers Changes in Soil Near "Home Plate"
sol 1164-1171 23-Apr-2007 Spirit Continues Studies of Rocks Near "Home Plate"
sol 1159-1163 13-Apr-2007 Spirit Continues Studies En Route to "Home Plate"
sol 1152-1158 10-Apr-2007 Spirit Studies Rocks En Route to "Home Plate"
sol 1145-1151 03-Apr-2007 Spirit Begins to Look for Best Access to "Home Plate"
sol 1141-1144 23-Mar-2007 Spirit Studies Rocks in Vicinity of "Home Plate"
sol 1132-1140 20-Mar-2007 Spirit Loses, Re-Establishes Contact with Orbiter
sol 1125-1131 12-Mar-2007 Spirit Studies "Home Plate" from the West
sol 1118-1124 08-Mar-2007 Spirit Studies Rock Outcrops, Drives Near 'Home Plate'
sol 1113-1117 23-Feb-2007 Spirit Continues Driving While Engineers Check Robotic Arm
sol 1104-1112 16-Feb-2007 Spirit Perfects the Art of Driving on Five Wheels
sol 1097-1103 09-Feb-2007 It's Officially Spring on Mars
sol 1091-1096 01-Feb-2007 Spirit Examines Churned-Up Martian Soil
sol 1085-1090 27-Jan-2007 Spirit Studies Layered Rocks and Wind-Blown Drifts
sol 1079-1084 19-Jan-2007 Spirit Studies Distinctive Rock Layers with Granules and Platy Beds
sol 1070-1078 12-Jan-2007 Spirit Continues to Test New Computer Smarts
sol 1063-1069 05-Jan-2007 Martian Weather Delays Travel Plans
sol 1058-1062 02-Jan-2007 Spirit Rests During Dust Storm
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