Earlier, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had reported short circuit in its Mars rover 'Curiosity' robotic arm. Now, the united space agency said that it is expected to resume operations invoking the use of its robotic arm next week.

It has been informed that the robotic arm of rover was automatically disabled when a short-circuit was detected on February 27. The problem happened at the time it was conducting an early step in the transfer of rock powder that gathered by the drill on the arm to laboratory instruments inside the rover.

According to Jim Erickson, Curiosity's project manager, the team was busy in testing the vehicle in its present configuration. The test aimed to determine the cause of the problem and whether the issue might be remotely repaired.

According to experts, there is a possibility that it happened because of intermittent short in the percussion mechanism of the drill. Scientists will analyze how to adjust for that in future drilling. The NASA is accountable for the civilian space program in addition to aerospace and aeronautics research. The error responsible for the problem occurred on what was the 911th day of the MSL mission on Mars. It has been notified that NASA is behind the MSL mission.

Some observations on the rover have already been conducted by the scientists. Diagnostic tests have been conducted by engineers. The team of scientists has started again conducting science observations. If it is as bad as scientists fear then the arm will not drill into harder rocks. Short circuit had prompted concerns that the rover will not be able to use the arm in its full capability.