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2005-01-04 Home Front: Tech

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Posted by Zenster 2005-01-04 1:30:46 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Instead, this is just another notch in the star-studded Orionâs belt of modern American spaceflight.

Z's a pro boys and girls, don't try this at home.
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Posted by Shipman 2005-01-04 7:19:11 AM|| 2005-01-04 7:19:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm not surprised the rovers have lasted this long. When you set out to design something that has a very high probability of successfully completing a 90-day mission in a harsh environment, you're likely to end up with something that lasts a long, long time.

These little critters could be up there for years, trundling around the Martian landscape, rubbernecking the scenary and poking at rocks. I just hope the mission team doesn't run out of ideas of things for them to do.

Posted by Dave D. 2005-01-04 8:21:39 AM|| 2005-01-04 8:21:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I watch a feed over the net of JPL when the second lander came down. Very enjoyable night.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2005-01-04 8:50:25 AM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-01-04 8:50:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The rover also snapped pictures of a rock called "The Dells"

Having grown up in the Chicago area, I'm conditioned now to expect the following discoveries in the area:

1) A sign that reads "Ride the Ducks"
2) Tommy Martian's Water Ski Show paraphenalia
3) Xanadu: House of the future

("In Xanadu did Tommy Bartlett a stately house of foam decree...")

Posted by eLarson 2005-01-04 8:53:59 AM|| 2005-01-04 8:53:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Dave: I see the mission team has sent rover to look at its own discarded entry parts to learn more about how they performed. Seems like a good, unplanned idea, and kind of 'out of the box'.

Posted by glenmore 2005-01-04 9:05:04 AM|| 2005-01-04 9:05:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 eLarson: What I want to know is, have they run across any "See Rock City" signs?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-01-04 9:15:49 AM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-01-04 9:15:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Phil - LOL! Rock City is awesome.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2005-01-04 9:23:59 AM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-01-04 9:23:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 So we invaded Mars too? Is there no end to the Bush madness? He will not stop until he controls the entire galaxy! We need to show our support to the Marsians who must now live under the ditorial boot of Bush II.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-01-04 10:25:56 AM|| 2005-01-04 10:25:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 What I want to know is, have they run across any "See Rock City" signs?

I dunno, but I bet they've passed a lot of Wall Drugs signs.

Posted by BH 2005-01-04 10:33:57 AM|| 2005-01-04 10:33:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Worse than that, Cyber Sarge. Remember that we've found that Mars is experiencing warming. See? Bush not only screws up our global climate, but he screws it up on other planets, too!

Posted by jackal 2005-01-04 10:37:57 AM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-01-04 10:37:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 No ichor for water!

Posted by Korora 2005-01-04 10:47:26 AM|| [http://basementburrow.blogspot.com] 2005-01-04 10:47:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Good God, those are two sweet machines!

Posted by Mike 2005-01-04 10:51:54 AM|| 2005-01-04 10:51:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 Don't forget the Martian squeegee guys who keep cleaning the rovers, but haven't been tipped:-)

Posted by Spot 2005-01-04 10:56:25 AM|| 2005-01-04 10:56:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 Phil - Or "The House On the Rock" for that matter. Or ... The Mars Cheese Castle. (Okay, okay... it's along 94 and not near the Wisconsin Dells, but hey...)
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On topic, here's a link to JPL's site for the Sojourners.

Posted by eLarson 2005-01-04 11:17:24 AM|| 2005-01-04 11:17:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#15 ....or the Ho-Chunk casino....

Posted by Mark E. 2005-01-04 3:39:18 PM|| 2005-01-04 3:39:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Then it will surely be time to book my flight! :)

Posted by eLarson 2005-01-04 3:56:31 PM|| 2005-01-04 3:56:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Seems to me, all the picture taking, and soil scooping could have been done either on "The Face" or near it! That would really have spurred Public Opinion & Interest of the program! I admit, I would have been on the edge off my seat if one of the rovers drove up to the cheek of the mound! Who knows, maybe even a storm would have occured, just like in that Mars movie!!

Posted by smn 2005-01-04 10:16:51 PM|| 2005-01-04 10:16:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Martian warming makes me very angry. *pant pant pant*

Very angry indeed.

Posted by Marvin 2005-01-04 10:26:59 PM|| 2005-01-04 10:26:59 PM|| Front Page Top

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