Yep it's true.
The NSA tried to cover up this photo taken by Spirit just before it began malfunctioning....
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At least now they know what caused the problems. Here's the message tonight (2/5/04)on the nasa website..
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Spirit Rover Status: Spirit's Surgery Successful!
Spirit woke up earlier than normal today at 6 a.m. local Mars time to the tune of Surfari's "Wipe Out" in order to prepare for its memory "surgery." Engineers ended the memory overload problem today by erasing and reformatting the flash file system. The operation was a success, and the patient is doing very well. Spirit is scheduled to brush off any loose dust on the rock Adirondack tomorrow to prepare for the first exciting grinding event with the rock abrasion tool this weekend, which may reveal historical clues about the rock's formation and the past environment on Mars.
Jack