Mars rover Curiosity working 'flawlessly': Nasa WASHINGTON (AFP)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (Nasa)
Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars more than a month ago,
appears to be working "flawlessly" as it prepares to continue
its two-year exploration of the Red Planet, the United States
(US) space agency said on Wednesday. For the past week, the
rover, which touched down on Aug 6, has undergone a series of
instrument tests, as well as a rebooting of its steering
computers, and everything so far appears fine, according to
officials with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,
California. "Through every phase of the check-out, Curiosity has
performed almost flawlessly," said Ms Jennifer Tropser, mission
manager for Curiosity at the laboratory, adding that a final few
tests would be done early on Thursday. "The success so far of
these activities has been outstanding," she told reporters in a
telephone briefing.