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Tense Times as Spirit Closes In On Mars Space.com

Hundreds of scientists and engineers are gathering here at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to take part in the touch down of Spirit — the first of two look-alike mobile landers. The six-wheeled, golf-cart sized robot is to reach the surface of Mars on Saturday, January 3, at about 8:35 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. The spacecraft