Monthly Archives: July 2014

This is a post I never dared dream I would get to write, to be honest, but as I write it I can’t stop smiling. When I set up this blog, all those years ago, I was well aware that … Continue reading →

Thirty eight years ago today, NASA’s Viking 1 lander set down on the plains of Mars, and forever changed our view of the Red Planet. For the first time we knew what its surface looked like – dust dunes scattered … Continue reading →

Every now and again some images come down to Earth from Oppy which leave me literally shaking my head in wonder. They might be of a sweeping martian vista, a blazing sunset, or a set of tracks leading back to … Continue reading →

Eleven years ago, a Delta II rocket blasted off from a Cape Canaveral launch pad, thundering into the night sky, carrying in its nosecone a very precious cargo – a small robotic rover, destined for Mars. Like many people I … Continue reading →

Since the last update, Oppy has been making slow but sure progress up the ancient, weathered spine of the range of hills which forms the western rim of the mighty Endeavour crater. Oppy continues to enjoy having lovely amounts of … Continue reading →