NASA: Mars Rover Comm Problems Look Serious

Fox News | January 22, 2004

[ASA Vet]

I think what he said was to (re)format your C drive.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

No we didn't do it.

[So Cal Rocket]

Another reason for manned missions. Robots can only do what you program them to do and cannot act on contingincies.

With man in the loop you have ultimate flexibility.

Remember, on Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong changed the landing site at the last minute when the original spot looked too rocky. If we had robotically tried to land the LEM, it would possibly crashed.

[RandallFlagg]

You misspelled "Series"

[John H K]

Thing is for the cost of a manned mission we probably could send a hundred or more of these rovers.

[Diddle E. Squat]

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

As I recall, weren't they having temperatures in excess of predicted with the comm device? Perhaps the circuits burned out... This is really a shame...

Earth technology works great on the Earth.

We need manufacturing jobs on the moon to make the electronics that will hold up on Mars.

Bush is ahead of the curve again.

[OXENinFLA]

Is NASA logged in?

[Diddle E. Squat]

All your rover belongs to us.

[Noumenon]

"The IT guy here at work said something to me about doing that periodically... or not doing that again, I forget which."

Both.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Just before the end of the news conference they said they might have just heard from the spacecraft-but he said it was unconfirmed!

[Dog]

I never get tired of looking at those kind of photos thanks.....I just wonder who is looking back at us.

[kjam22]

All your rover belongs to us.

LOL!! We have a winner!

[RockyMtnMan]

"serious anomaly" is geek speak for it's f#$ked up and we don't know why, take it from a geek that is not good terminology.

[P.O.E.]

This is the voice of the Mysterons. We know you can hear us, Earthmen.

[Viking2002]

I don't think so - at least Martians are supposed to look humanoid........

[Dog]

If you hear anything else could you ping all of us....thanks.

[Frank_Discussion]

I would also add: they ARE able to communicate with the system, but the team is only receiving something along the lines of "I heard you."

Here's hoping that the rover shakes this off.

[pabianice]

Space probes from Earth = Martian skeet

"Hey! Here comes another one! This one's mine! *BLAM!!*"

[NonValueAdded]

Any insight into the problem?