NASA says the team that operates its Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity will receive the 2010 International Space Ops Award for Outstanding Achievement.
The space agency said the citation for the award, to be presented April 29 in Huntsville, Ala., says: “For remarkable success in meeting unique and varied challenges of operating a rover on Mars and establishing a model for future in-situ operations.”
The award is presented every two years, with the recipient selected from members of several nations’ space agencies.