Spirit
Spirit was NASA's MER-A Mars Exploration Rover. Launched on June 10, 2003, it landed in Gusev Crater on January 4, 2004 UTC and operated for more than six years, finding strong evidence that ancient Mars was wetter. Spirit last communicated on March 22, 2010; NASA ended recovery attempts and declared the mission complete on May 25, 2011.
Identity
- Aliases
- MER-AMars Exploration Rover ASpirit rover
- Name
- Spirit
- Slug
- spirit-mars-rover
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Spirit was NASA's MER-A Mars Exploration Rover. Launched on June 10, 2003, it landed in Gusev Crater on January 4, 2004 UTC and operated for more than six years, finding strong evidence that ancient Mars was wetter. Spirit last communicated on March 22, 2010; NASA ended recovery attempts and declared the mission complete on May 25, 2011.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7yzvmcx4kwzr662404rtnh2s8agvp3
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mer-spirit/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 9:44:03 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 9:44:03 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2003-06-10
- Last Flight Date
- 2011-05-25
- Serial Number
- MER-A
- Vehicle Code
- MER-A