Radio hams pick up Mars rover Curiosity's signals • The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/radio_hams_curiosity_signals
Amateur radio enthusiasts using a restored dish antenna in Germany say they have successfully picked up telemetry from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, now outward bound for Mars carrying a one-ton nuclear powered robot rover named Curiosity towards a date with destiny in the Elysium Planitia.