The archive
Heroes
They went where we couldn’t, and they never came back. Each one has a catalogue number, a birthday and a last signal.
Mars
· 9 machines
No. 05
Viking 1
1976–1982
Last signal
1982-11-11
No. 06
Viking 2
1976–1980
Last signal
1980-04-11
No. 07
Pathfinder & Sojourner
1997
Last signal
1997-09-27
No. 08
Mars Polar Lander
1999
Lost on arrival
1999-12-03
No. 09
Spirit
2004–2010
Last signal
2010-03-22
No. 10
Opportunity
2004–2018
Last signal
2018-06-10
No. 11
Phoenix
2008
Last signal
2008-11-02
No. 14
InSight
2018–2022
Last signal
2022-12-15
No. 15
Ingenuity
2021–2024
Final flight
2024-01-18
