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To: Blood of Tyrants
Instead of using low cost, but high strength plastics, NASA designed the rover wheels to use expensive and heavy metals to prevent failures.

Oh well.....

19 posted on 08/18/2004 5:55:00 PM PDT by Hunble
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To: Hunble

I hear ya,, lots of cool stuff that handles heat and cold ,, next time. ;-)

I wish Beagle hadn't augured .. this planet is full of surprises .. the more data , the better.


21 posted on 08/18/2004 6:46:19 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... DNC & McAwful - Hairy Kerry now ..... hari kari later)
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