Posted on 06/06/2018 8:39:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been on the Red Planet for a long, long time. Back in March it tallied its 2,000th Martian day, which is 2,054 Earth days, and despite some drilling woes that have since been solved, the plucky little rover is still cruising along and conducting experiments in the name of science.
Now, just days after NASA revealed that its new drilling technique works as planned, the agency is calling for a press conference to reveal something special. As always, the group is tight-lipped about what it has in store, but it will be holding its event this coming Thursday, June 7th, to talk all about it.
So, put simply, we don’t know exactly what is going on, but it’s somehow related to Mars and more specifically the aging Curiosity rover
(Excerpt) Read more at bgr.com ...
Oh - and rover “Opportunity” was to last three months - last year it was still active (13 years) in a limited role. I can’t find any more recent news.
Good job security for the folks working on it. Well, except for Joe.
“Look Joe - I know you are really excited about taking the lead on Project Z. And you should be - it is the biggest thing ever known to man. But just finish out your work with Opportunity first - okay? You can surely wait three or four months!”
Probably one of those flippin’ WalMart bags I see flying across the desert on the wind. They gotta be goin’ somewhere!
A rocket-powered full sized Egyptian pyramid?
Another Botany Bay colony, led by Khan's clone?
Recorded messages from a dozen Martian women who claim Trump sexually assaulted them? And business cards of their human lawyers here on earth.
A rocket-powered full sized Egyptian pyramid?
Another Botany Bay colony, led by Khan's clone?
Recorded messages from a dozen Martian women who claim Trump sexually assaulted them? And business cards of their human lawyers here on earth.
Or better yet, their civilization was killed off by earthlings' global warming, which spread virus-like to Mars?
Seriously... Until they find this much water and Martians that look this girl, I'm not interested.
My silver and turquoise-stone belt buckle.
Me too!
The missing link.
“”An illudium P-36 explosive space modulator.””
AH-HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
You beat me to the Zanti Misfits picture!!
Love it!
The debt limit.
Hope you weren’t serious when you posted this !
Haha :-D wrong planet but love the Honeymooner’s reference.
They Found Jimmy Hoffa!!
HaHa, more likely a Dollar store.
Jimmy Hoffa’s Body ...
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