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Engineering Camera Payload Uplink Lead on NASA's Mars Opportunity rover

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The film “Good Night Oppy” tells the story of Opportunity, a NASA rover that exceeded expectations, and explored and analyzed the planet’s surface for nearly 15 years.

Encore: NASA’s Opportunity rover: 15 years, thousands of photos, incredible bond with scientists

The film “Good Night Oppy” tells the story of Opportunity, a NASA rover that exceeded expectations, and explored and analyzed the planet’s surface for nearly 15 years.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A new documentary tells the story of Opportunity, a NASA rover that exceeded expectations, and explored and analyzed the planet’s surface for nearly 15 years.

NASA’s Opportunity rover: 15 years, thousands of photos, incredible bond with scientists

A new documentary tells the story of Opportunity, a NASA rover that exceeded expectations, and explored and analyzed the planet’s surface for nearly 15 years.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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