Sisyphus Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 ... the Mars rovers are still going. Spirit has just starting moving again after sitting out the long southern Martian Winter ... http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=5277 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Five stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Nice when once in a while things go BETTER than planned, ain't it? Gotta love it. Shame this thread isn't generating any interest though. Maybe if one of the pics it sent back had one of these in it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I'm going to start a sulfur harvesting business on Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 cool bump to BUYP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Five stars. As per the other thread on planet hunting, perhaps the innovators in the tailgate can devise a rating system: Science and technology posts earn from one to five: :geek: AFC posts earn: :koolaid: Jumbo posts earn: :adoration Sisyphus posts earn: :snore: etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Someday we'll find Carl out there. Useful link for videos http://www.space.com/marsrover/spirit_archive.html The changes in our understanding of ourselves and this universe are fun for me to contemplate. A likely future holds exponentially amazing gains from advancement in computing power, AI & AE, space exploration, genetics, nanotechnology, and neurobiology. The difference in knowledge between now and 100 years ago should pale compared to now and 100 years to the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Enough of this nonsense. What's going on with the Anna Nichole Smith situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I'm going to start a sulfur harvesting business on Mars. The Spice must flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 The Spice must flow. Like she said,"that's some worm." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Nice when once in a while things go BETTER than planned, ain't it? Gotta love it.Except that in the case of space exploration, and especially unmanned space exploration, "once in a while" is like 99% of the time. Voyager 1 and 2 are still transmitting as they exit the solar system, the Hubble Space Telescope has been giving us spectacular pictures of deep space for over 15 years, Cassini is in orbit around Saturn, and we've still got those two rovers driving around Mars ... and that's not even mentioning the rest of our array of space telescopes and missions to capture solar wind and comet dust ... and all the successful missions of the 70's and 80's...I think the problem is that almost too much of our unmanned space exploration has gone way better than planned, so it's just not news anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Except that in the case of space exploration, and especially unmanned space exploration, "once in a while" is like 99% of the time. Voyager 1 and 2 are still transmitting as they exit the solar system, the Hubble Space Telescope has been giving us spectacular pictures of deep space for over 15 years, Cassini is in orbit around Saturn, and we've still got those two rovers driving around Mars ... and that's not even mentioning the rest of our array of space telescopes and missions to capture solar wind and comet dust ... and all the successful missions of the 70's and 80's...I think the problem is that almost too much of our unmanned space exploration has gone way better than planned, so it's just not news anymore. Stupid humans just take up payload space and massively increase the cost of the mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Except that in the case of space exploration, and especially unmanned space exploration, "once in a while" is like 99% of the time. Voyager 1 and 2 are still transmitting as they exit the solar system, the Hubble Space Telescope has been giving us spectacular pictures of deep space for over 15 years, Cassini is in orbit around Saturn, and we've still got those two rovers driving around Mars ... and that's not even mentioning the rest of our array of space telescopes and missions to capture solar wind and comet dust ... and all the successful missions of the 70's and 80's...I think the problem is that almost too much of our unmanned space exploration has gone way better than planned, so it's just not news anymore. No question. Didn't mean to imply otherwise. My comment wasn't directed at the space program but at much modern life in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Nice when once in a while things go BETTER than planned, ain't it? Gotta love it.Shame this thread isn't generating any interest though. Maybe if one of the pics it sent back had one of these in it ... I see dead people. :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 In can see where the relevance of that pic might be a little confusing to someone who wasn't involved in a certain thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Except that in the case of space exploration, and especially unmanned space exploration, "once in a while" is like 99% of the time. Voyager 1 and 2 are still transmitting as they exit the solar system, the Hubble Space Telescope has been giving us spectacular pictures of deep space for over 15 years, Cassini is in orbit around Saturn, and we've still got those two rovers driving around Mars ... and that's not even mentioning the rest of our array of space telescopes and missions to capture solar wind and comet dust ... and all the successful missions of the 70's and 80's...I think the problem is that almost too much of our unmanned space exploration has gone way better than planned, so it's just not news anymore. So then what NASA should really be doing to boost their public image is fail more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Those rovers would be way cooler if they mounted friggin laser beams on them. Somebody needs to have a chat with NASA's PR guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I think the problem is that almost too much of our unmanned space exploration has gone way better than planned, so it's just not news anymore. I think part of the problem is that these are unmanned missions and people don't care about machines as much as they do about people. Send some people to Mars and the public will care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Send some people to Mars and the public will care. I could nominate a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 I could nominate a few. It would be a LOT cheaper, if they didn't have to come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 It would be a LOT cheaper, if they didn't have to come back. Actually, we could save money on landing gear for the martian lander, too. I bet with a few more posts, we could make this voyage a fiscal reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Actually, we could save money on landing gear for the martian lander, too.I bet with a few more posts, we could make this voyage a fiscal reality. Cutting to the chase ... if the mission explodes on the launch pad, you don't even need a rocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Cutting to the chase ... if the mission explodes on the launch pad, you don't even need a rocket. :applause: NASA needs you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 :applause:NASA needs you... Perhaps ... but not running the manned space exploration program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baculus Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 That's awesome. Spirit is one tough little 'bot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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