Pathfinder & Sojourner: the story
Pathfinder & Sojourner · Chapter 1 of 4
4 December 1996
Launch
Pathfinder & Sojourner left Earth on a Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Pathfinder & Sojourner · Chapter 2 of 4
4 July 1997
Arrival
Airbag landing at Ares Vallis.
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Pathfinder & Sojourner · Chapter 3 of 4
1997
Life’s work
Pathfinder bounced to a stop on airbags and released Sojourner, the first wheeled rover to drive on another planet.
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Pathfinder & Sojourner · Chapter 4 of 4
27 September 1997
Last signal
The lander's last full transmission came on 27 September 1997. Sojourner, which talked to Earth through the lander, went quiet with it.
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