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Offline Bobboau

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mars probe does _not_ die in a firey plume of destruction
on: January 04, 2004, 12:36:08 am
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/04/mars.rovers/index.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,107316,00.html

http://msnbc.msn.com/ID/3855168/

I thought of makeing a bad put on the name 'spirit' and the fact that I half expected it to explode on impact,
but I guess I'll have to settle for gloating over doing better than Beagle;
os, uhmm, eheim,
haha! we did better than you, we did better than you
:p :p :p
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Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #1 on: January 04, 2004, 12:51:57 am
On behalf of the ESA, I shake my fist at you, sir

Oh well. This one ought to be more entertaining than Beagle any way...

[EDIT] Golf cart sized, eh? That's a pretty big payload. I never realised that little Sojourner thingy was a prototype for these two bad boys...
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Reply #2 on: January 04, 2004, 01:08:56 am
We could have men there already.
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Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #3 on: January 04, 2004, 01:29:49 am
Insightful
 

Offline Bobboau

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Reply #4 on: January 04, 2004, 01:39:45 am
were getting images now, no link yet, just watching it on the TV
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Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #5 on: January 04, 2004, 01:52:57 am
I demand a streaming webcast from the surface of Mars
 

Offline Bobboau

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Reply #6 on: January 04, 2004, 01:55:34 am
you know, I don't see why they couldn't, just have all data frome the probe avalable as soon as it's receved
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Offline NeoHunter

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Reply #7 on: January 04, 2004, 06:37:14 am
...because they wanted to keep the good ones for themselves?

Or maybe it just takes time to find the nice ones and then more time for the media to put it up in the newspapers and Internet and the news on TV.

Patience, my young Padawan.:p
 

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Reply #8 on: January 04, 2004, 06:40:12 am
You fools! :rolleyes:

It's cause it takes time to photshop out all the martian skyscrapers! :lol:
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Reply #9 on: January 04, 2004, 08:44:00 am
lol
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Reply #10 on: January 04, 2004, 09:48:50 am
They've finally found bin Laden and are covering it up. :lol:
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Reply #11 on: January 04, 2004, 04:48:12 pm
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Re: mars probe does _not_ die in a firey plume of destruction
Reply #12 on: January 05, 2004, 12:46:25 am
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Originally posted by Bobboau

I thought of makeing a bad put on the name 'spirit' and the fact that I half expected it to explode on impact,
but I guess I'll have to settle for gloating over doing better than Beagle;
os, uhmm, eheim,
haha! we did better than you, we did better than you
:p :p :p


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Reply #13 on: January 05, 2004, 01:51:39 am
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They've finally found bin Laden and are covering it up. :lol:


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Reply #14 on: January 05, 2004, 04:37:30 am
Just a little step closer. Offworld colonies, bring it on. :)
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Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #15 on: January 05, 2004, 05:22:09 am
Ah-ha! Piccies!

Took their bloody time...
 

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Reply #16 on: January 05, 2004, 11:04:59 am
is it just me or has NASA's art department gotten a LOT better over the last year or two (in regards to there CG animations)
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Reply #17 on: January 06, 2004, 01:34:44 pm
LOL Ah well, Well done NASA! I guess we asked for it really, our Space Program is barely beyond the Scrapheap Challenge stage :wtf:
 

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Reply #18 on: January 06, 2004, 04:30:22 pm
THat's what they should do next time! They built planes for the mega-challenge so why not rockets! :D
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Reply #19 on: January 07, 2004, 01:07:13 am
Oh wow, this is deeply cool :D

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