[SunkenCiv]

This space is like a Chuck Lorre vanity card.

[steelyourfaith]

Thanx for the ping SunkenCiv !

[left that other site]

I remember when that landed on Mars. It was a wonderful Triumph.
Sad to see it end.

[gwilhelm56]

[kennedy]

Sheila Jackson Lee is still waiting for the Mars Rover to take a picture of the flag planted by Neil Armstrong.

[ixtl]

I too remember the Mars landing. A TV commentator asked Ray Bradbury, who was a gueset on the program if he was disappointed that there was no evidence of intelligent life on Mars.

“On the contrary,” Bradbury replied, “Now we KNOW there is evidence of intelligent life on Mars.” (Implied: “We put it there.”)

[bunkerhill7]

At 200X, there are 3 ``roads?`` in the background leading to 2 structures(?) on hilltops.?????

[Daffynition]

Ahhhhhhh...I remember the Mars Rover.

[cripplecreek]

I always thought Opportunity was in a more interesting place.

[JoeProBono]

[Parley Baer]

Simply amazing that one of the Rovers is still in operation.

[bigheadfred]

Future missions (just stay away from Phobos)

Name	Estimated launch	Elements	Notes
MSL Curiosity	December 2011	Rover	Powered by radioisotopes, it will perform chemical and physical analysis on martian soil and atmosphere.
Fobos-Grunt	2012[15]	Orbiter, lander, sample return	Will attempt to bring samples of Phobos’ soil back to Earth
Yinghuo-1		Orbiter	Will travel with the Russian Phobos-Grunt mission
MetNet	2012–2019	Multi-lander network	Simultaneous meteorological measurements at multiple locations.[16] First lander onboard Phobos-Grunt
Northern Light	2012[dubious – discuss]	Lander, rover	Solar powered, it will perform chemical and physical analysis on Martian soil and atmosphere[17]
MAVEN	2013	Orbiter	Part of the Mars Scout Program
ARES	2016	Rocket aircraft	Geology, atmospherics, magnetics
Mars Trace Gas Mission	2016	Orbiter	Atmospherics
and ExoMars	2016	Orbiter, static lander	TGM orbiter will deliver the ExoMars static lander
	2018	Two rovers	ExoMars rover and MAX-C rover
Mars mission	2019[18]	Orbiter	In the conceptual phase[19][20]
and Mars sample return mission	2020s	Orbiter, lander, rover, sample return	Under study; not yet funded or scheduled

[TheOldLady]

I have to look up half the stuff you say, Civ. Not complaining; education is always good. TV references lose me because I haven’t watched it since 1973, but it’s nice to find out about the little details sometimes.

Anyway, it’s sad that Spirit got bogged down and lost power. It must be frustrating for the people who process these images to see something in the distance but no longer be able to approach it.