After being held up for several days, Nasa finally broke through all the hold ups and thunderstorms and today launched the first of the their two robotic rovers off to Mars. Nasa recently named the two rovers: the previous designations were Mer-A and Mer-B, and now their names are Spirit and Opportunity (with Spirit being the one sent off today). The rover will arrive sometime in January and will explore for signs of water and life. This is the second of the Mars trio robotic rovers.

Yeah, it's a big story, so just pick your favorite News site for coverage...

• MSNBC: Robotic rover takes off for Mars
• CNN: Eight-eyed robot blasts off for Mars
• Fox: NASA Launches Mars Rover
• USA Today: Mars rover is launched on voyage to look for water
• ABC News: Spirit Soars: First of Two Mars Rovers Launched Successfully
• and many more...

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Some other roving Robots.net articles:

• Mars is Getting A Robot for Christmas!
• Mars Trio About to Launch
• Robots Ready for Mars