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Spirits' Last Vision
Mankind will never know Spirits' greatest discovery
On June 10, 2003, a rocket left the third planet from the star that is called Sol. This rocket, aimed at the forth planet, was carrying a small robot called Spirit. This robot had a simple mission to study the fourth planet and look for signs of water in the planets past. Armed with cameras and a grinding tool, Spirit was a robotic geologist. Spirits’ home planet, called Earth by its inhabitants, is actually a rather hospitable planet. Earth is quite warm and has an atmosphere that supports many different forms of life, both plant and animal. From this womb Spirit was shot into the freezing vacuum of space where it spent six months asleep only to be subjected to the burning heat of re-entry into the atmosphere of an alien world. Spirit bounced to a landing, came out of its cocoon, unfolded itself, and began to explore its new surroundings.
Not unlike a butterfly from its home, Spirit slowly began to check its systems, running test routines before leaving the shell of its former self behind. Satisfied that all systems were in working order, Spirit set out to explore its new home, the planet that the inhabitants of the third planet called Mars. Mars is a much harsher world than Earth and subjected Spirit to higher temperatures in the summer, blowing dust and sand, and freezing temperatures in the winter; much the opposite of the garden planet that it left behind.
On June 10, 2003, a rocket left the third planet from the star that is called Sol. This rocket, aimed at the forth planet, was carrying a small robot called Spirit. This robot had a simple mission to study the fourth planet and look for signs of water in the planets past. Armed with cameras and a grinding tool, Spirit was a robotic geologist. Spirits’ home planet, called Earth by its inhabitants, is actually a rather hospitable planet. Earth is quite warm and has an atmosphere that supports many different forms of life, both plant and animal. From this womb Spirit was shot into the freezing vacuum of space where it spent six months asleep only to be subjected to the burning heat of re-entry into the atmosphere of an alien world. Spirit bounced to a landing, came out of its cocoon, unfolded itself, and began to explore its new surroundings.
Not unlike a butterfly from its home, Spirit slowly began to check its systems, running test routines before leaving the shell of its former self behind. Satisfied that all systems were in working order, Spirit set out to explore its new home, the planet that the inhabitants of the third planet called Mars. Mars is a much harsher world than Earth and subjected Spirit to higher temperatures in the summer, blowing dust and sand, and freezing temperatures in the winter; much the opposite of the garden planet that it left behind.
9 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 11, 2012
About the author
David S. Reynolds
35 books84 followersDavid S. Reynolds is a Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies at the City University of New York. His works include the award-winning Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson, Walt Whitman's America, and John Brown, Abolitionist. He lives on Long Island in New York.
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