NASA is not a quitter.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/science/space/25rover.html?ref=science

NASA reported on Tuesday, May 24th that they were stopping the efforts to reconnect with Spirit. It has been stuck in a sand trap for about two years since last winter. Spirit, one of the two rovers on Mars, had engineers hoping that when spring arrived so would the connection. But when spring came, the connection was still lost. Now NASA is coming to the conclusion that spending more money and time on Spirit is a waste. This thought has came to the ending of signals and communication with Spirit, the last message was sent last Wednesday.

I think NASA should not be called a quitter. I can agree both parts of this story though. I understand that NASA will now be saving money and time, so they can now benefit another study, but I also think NASA should at least explore all their options. If they stop sending signals to Spirit, why not create a new rover and spend the money on that rover? NASA should be open minded and I think they are handling this disappointing operation very smoothly. People should understand that the scientist and engineers worked very hard on Spirit; people need to stop hating, NASA is not a quitter.

-Holley Hurst :)