Opportunity
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| Launch date | July 8, 2003, 6:18 AM GMT+3 |
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| Cost | 400 million USD |
| Landing date | January 25, 2004 |
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| Manufacturers | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Distance covered | 45. 16 km (28. 06 mi) |
| Did you know | Opportunity examined the impact site of its own heat shield and discovered an intact meteorite, now known as Heat Shield Rock, on the surface of Mars. |
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| ID | 649503 |
About Opportunity
Opportunity, also known as MER-B or MER-1, and nicknamed "Oppy", is a robotic rover that was active on Mars from 2004 to late 2018.
Conservatives launch conference with towns funding pledge
... " The result is the half-empty high streets, rundown shopping centres and anti-social behaviour that undermine many towns prosperity and hold back people s Opportunity - and without a new approach, these problems will only get worse...
Rishi Sunak: Cars, boilers and net zero - key takeaways from PM's speech
... " That s how we ll turn the challenge of net zero into the greatest Opportunity - and the proudest achievement - of our lifetimes, " he said...
Troubles legacy bill: Families plea with MPs ahead of Commons vote
... " This is a significant Opportunity - perhaps the last - to help Northern Irish society come to terms with the past, and we need to focus on achieving as much as we can...
Stephen Lawrence murder: Friend 'could have identified sixth suspect'
...Stephen Lawrence s friend has said he could have identified a sixth suspect in his friend s murder if he had been given the Opportunity...
Terri White: How I fear for the 'ghost children' missing from school
... It s knowledge - rather than just a gut instinct - that tells those of us born into disadvantaged circumstances that we have a mountain to climb to get anywhere close to parity of Opportunity...
Pulp bassist Steve Mackey dies aged 56
... You d be throwing away a bit of a golden Opportunity - you might as well be a librarian all of your life...
Matt Hancock defends joining I'm A Celebrity cast
... But he said with Mr Sunak now in post as prime minister, the political climate was " stable" enough to allow him to take up the Opportunity - and he said he has agreed with the show s producers he can be reached at any point on any urgent constituency matters...
Apple iPhone: Can India be China's ‘plus one' to the world?
... Tipping pointBut despite these timeworn challenges, India is in a better position than ever before to leverage this " historic Opportunity" says Alex Capri, Research Fellow at the Hinrich Foundation...
The Papers: 30 days to do deal and HS2 'heads for buffers'
Mr Johnson met the German chancellor in Berlin on Wednesday
German Chancellor Angela Merkel 's challenge to Boris Johnson to come up with an alternative solution to the Irish border issue within 30 Days dominates The Front Pages .
calls it "a major concession; an "Opportunity . "
says it is being seen as "a victory" for Mr Johnson that could help him "fend off Tory rebels" opposed to a no-deal Brexit .
welcomes what it calls "signs" that the Prime Minister could be "on The Brink of a triumphant breakthrough".
But describes it as an "ultimatum" and says if Mr Johnson falls on his face it would serve him right for over-promising.
focuses on what it calls the expected "harsher" position of President Emmanuel Macron . The Paper says the French leader warned that a no-deal Brexit would be of Britain's own making and questioned whether the cost of such an exit could be offset by a trade deal with the US.
quotes The Head of the German parliament's foreign affairs committee, who says Mr Johnson had taken The Trip only to show UK voters he had tried everything, so he could then blame EU intransigence.
reports that the Prime Minister 's senior aide, Dominic Cummings , called HS2 a "disaster zone," days before it was announced the rail project was to be reviewed.
says cancelling The Project "could be an easy win", given opposition to the scheme among Conservatives but cautions that there is a case for spending on Infrastructure .
reveals that experts From Within the rail industry doubt the plans will be scrapped but rather tweaked to place More focus on efforts to improve links to northern cities.
There is A Warning in that nearly two million pensioners are being put At Risk after being prescribed lethal cocktails of drugs. The Paper says it is causing a rise in emergency hospital admissions.
According to one-in-50 cases recently have proved fatal.
The Royal College of GPs explains in that many older people live with multiple and complex conditions.
and warn that sitting down for More Than nine hours A Day increases your risk of dying early.
and advise, after examining the same study from Norway, that dusting or washing the dishes can add years to your Life .
More Than 700,000 pupils are receiving their GCSE results on ThursdayAs teenagers wait to find out their GCSE results, says head teachers fear they could lose their jobs if performances are poor.
Pupils face having to get higher grades to get into state sixth forms, according to.
Meanwhile, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson reveals in that his top priority is to help teachers tackle poor behaviour in schools.
The Paper says staff will be given training to make them tougher with unruly children.
A Man who likes to spend £500 a month on tanning treatments tells The Sun that his habit cost him a mortgage.
Karl Dinis believes his lender rejected his application after finding out about his tanning injections through an online Search - a suggestion rejected by the mortgage provider.
Mr Dinis - dubbed Desperate Tan by The Sun - complains that it is discrimination.
Source of news: bbc.com
