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January 2004

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Cruise stage has separated , attitude near perfect
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Cruise stage has separated Attitude off only 0.7 degrees. That is very good as up to 10.0 degrees is acceptable.

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Good luck peanuts being eaten in control room
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Good luck peanuts being eaten in control room

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Gas heaters activated
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Heaters that warm the gas that will inflate the airbags have been activated

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Unneeded coolant vented
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Unneeded coolant vented. The coolant is needed during cruise but not on the surface.

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Post entry turn poll completed
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Post entry turn poll complete. All stations report "green".

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Entry turn completed
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Entry turn completed

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Entry turn thought to be completed
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Entry turn thought to be completed. Awaiting confirmation in 5 to 10 minutes. 1 hr 5 minutes to hitting the atmosphere.

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Entry turn has started
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Entry turn has started

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Entry turn poll completed. Entry turn approved.
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Entry turn poll completed. Entry turn approved.

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Mars update
by Patrick Wiggins 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Spirit Condition Upgraded as Twin Rover Nears Mars Hours before NASA's Opportunity rover will reach Mars, engineers have found a way to communicate reliably with its twin, Spirit, and to get Spirit's computer out of a cycle of rebooting many times a day. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm

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