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Twin Mars rovers promise flood of photos from Red Planet
Sac Bee ^
| 12/30/03
| Andrew Bridges - AP
Posted on 12/30/2003 2:24:08 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/12/2004 6:02:39 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Like a couple of camera-packing tourists, two robotic rovers are schlepping enough photographic gear to Mars to keep the folks back home in pictures for years.
NASA hopes the first of its twin rovers, Spirit, will begin taking pictures within hours of its landing Saturday. Its sibling, Opportunity, should do the same after its arrival at the Red Planet three weeks later.
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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: flood; mars; opportunity; photos; redplanet; rovers; spirit
One of the two rovers used in the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) project is shown in this image released by NASA.
AP Photo/NASA |
To: msdrby
ping
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posted on
12/30/2003 4:04:59 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(28Dec ~ I felt my unborn child move this morning!!)
To: Professional Engineer
Re: Your tagline... Seriesly?
To: NormsRevenge; Professional Engineer
I agree with Sheila Jackson Lee. This expensive mission won't be worthwhile unless the rovers roams over to where the astronauts planted the flag back during the Apollo days.
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posted on
12/30/2003 8:48:50 PM PST
by
Lawgvr1955
(Sic Semper Tyrannus)
To: NormsRevenge
Si.
Had an ultrasound yesterday as well. Baby is a little girl.
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posted on
12/31/2003 8:49:27 AM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(28Dec ~ I felt my unborn child move this morning!! __30Dec ~ Junior is a little girl !)
To: Lawgvr1955; NormsRevenge
the astronauts planted the flag back during the Apollo days.DOH! And all these years, I thought I was looking at a Moon Rock.
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posted on
12/31/2003 8:52:06 AM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(28Dec ~ I felt my unborn child move this morning!! __30Dec ~ Junior is a little girl !)
To: Professional Engineer
FRom this farm kid who grew up enthralled with space exploration and NASA in the 60s and into the 70s, Congrats to you and wifey!
I am always glad to hear news of future taxpayers in the pipeline. Somebody's gonna have to pay for all our prescription drugs. ;-)
We may not make it off this planet, but hopefully, someday our progeny will. I just hope our bloated national deficit doesn't keep them earthbound any longer than need be.
To: NormsRevenge
Excitement is building, but not too much. It has to land first. 3 days to go to the first landing.
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posted on
12/31/2003 12:22:03 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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