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NASA: Mars Rover Comm Problems Look Serious
Fox News
| January 22, 2004
Posted on 01/22/2004 9:07:38 AM PST by John H K
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To: John H K
The rover was devastated by the recent JLo-Affleck news...
To: John H K
The Psychology of International U.N. Socialism!
/sarcasm
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posted on
01/22/2004 4:53:01 PM PST
by
maestro
To: John H K
I like this
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posted on
01/22/2004 5:09:10 PM PST
by
jaz.357
(We should be more open-minded toward people trying to kill us.)
To: John H K
We finally found the OFF SWITCH!
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posted on
01/22/2004 5:18:31 PM PST
by
jaz.357
(We should be more open-minded toward people trying to kill us.)
To: Frank_Discussion
That's a good sign, and there is indications that it is trying to get around a software fault.General Failure is probably reading it's hard drive right now...
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posted on
01/22/2004 8:20:49 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(What am I rebelling against? Well, what do ya got?)
To: Mr. Quarterpanel
It is looking like the rover is "Tango Uniform". In other words, it "S**t the bed"...
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posted on
01/22/2004 8:23:46 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(What am I rebelling against? Well, what do ya got?)
To: Hunble
"Make the tires large enough, and you do not need to spend a week turning the rover around. Just drive off!"
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posted on
01/22/2004 10:18:58 PM PST
by
FBD
(...Please press 2 for English...for Espanol, please stay on the line...)
To: Frank_Discussion
"Can you hear me now?"
To: apillar
It is just not following any of the commands sent to it.As in "Open the pod bay doors, Hal".
"Sorry Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that".......;)
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:28:26 AM PST
by
Salamander
(A.I.-eeeeeeeee!)
To: John H K
The flight team for NASA's Spirit received data from the rover in a communication session that began at 13:26 Universal Time (5:26 a.m. PST) and lasted 20 minutes at a data rate of 120 bits per second.
"The spacecraft sent limted data in a proper response to a ground command, and we're planning for commanding further communication sessions later today," said Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager Pete Theisinger at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
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posted on
01/23/2004 7:10:36 AM PST
by
TexasGunLover
("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
To: Chad Fairbanks
Maybe its got armadillos in its circuitry?
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posted on
01/23/2004 7:42:11 AM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: TexasGunLover
Hmmm, what's this, another rover?
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posted on
01/23/2004 7:52:55 AM PST
by
CJ Wolf
To: CJ Wolf
Martians?...maybe
could uranium cause all this trouble?
Well ifso we better get that moon mission ready.
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posted on
01/23/2004 10:55:10 AM PST
by
hookman
To: TexasGunLover
New pic of the bounce track and landing area...
To: Slicksadick
so what does this mean???
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posted on
01/23/2004 11:21:59 AM PST
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hookman
To: hookman
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posted on
01/23/2004 11:28:45 AM PST
by
hookman
To: hookman
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posted on
01/23/2004 11:44:03 AM PST
by
hookman
To: Slicksadick
The detail on that pic is spectacular.
If Spirit's in trouble, I sure hope Opportunity picks up the slack. Mars is an incredible place. We need many more rovers going, if they are going to fail a lot.
Mars seems to be, by far, the most difficult thing humanity has tried to overcome yet. I hope we get some good news soon!
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posted on
01/23/2004 3:36:11 PM PST
by
Monty22
To: Axenolith
The failure rate does seem to be inversely proportional to the # of ashtrays in mission control...Good one - and true too!!!!
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posted on
01/23/2004 6:32:13 PM PST
by
Lawgvr1955
(Sic Semper Tyrannus)
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