Don't know if you have seen this news: " Technion scientists play role in Mars images"
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=380555&contrassID=1&subContrassID=7&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
"Research by three scientists at the Haifa Technion made possible the transmission of pictures from the Mars explorer "Spirit," according to HP (Hewlett Packard) Labs, which was responsible for the image transmissions."