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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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March 21st, 2009 •
Richard Cochrane
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When NASA’s Spirit rover landed on Mars in 2004, scientists hoped that the robotic vehicle and its twin, Opportunity, would last the three-month mission. Five years later, amazingly, both robots are still chugging around Mars, gathering data. The probe has gotten a lot too. Like a silica-rich outcrop that adds information about a long-gone environment that had hot water or steam.
A report on NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory web site details Spirit’s planned journey.
