2 posted on
08/31/2007 7:53:41 PM PDT by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline—1-866-DHS-2-ICE)
To: NormsRevenge
All I want to know is what company made the batteries for this thing? I cant get my remote control to work longer then three weeks!
6 posted on
08/31/2007 8:00:46 PM PDT by
doc1019
(Fred Thompson '08)
To: NormsRevenge
"These are really very old rovers and their mechanisms are well beyond their design life by many, many factors
Someday I'll understand how they feel.
8 posted on
08/31/2007 8:02:20 PM PDT by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
To: NormsRevenge
9 posted on
08/31/2007 8:05:11 PM PDT by
Petronski
(Why would Romney lie about Ronald Reagan's record?)
To: NormsRevenge
Simply amazing. These little guys just keep on truckin’.
Kudos to the engineers and builders. Top shelf work.
11 posted on
08/31/2007 8:06:12 PM PDT by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: NormsRevenge
Everytime I run across an article on the rovers I immediately remember a story from my little-kid-ness: The Little Engine That Could.
These little guys just keep on keeping on, and, if ever there is such a thing - deserve the first ever medals for robotic achievement.
12 posted on
08/31/2007 8:11:45 PM PDT by
norton
To: NormsRevenge
A toast...
![](http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p100/lastofthebenders/FreeRep13-BB/b40.gif)
to Spirit, Opportunity and hot robot babes!
Why thank you, Bender...
thank you very much!
Well, eh, hum, I'll see ya...
later this evening!
13 posted on
08/31/2007 8:11:53 PM PDT by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: NormsRevenge
” “The solar arrays are dusty on both rovers, but dustier on Spirit, and they are dustier now than they were exactly one Martian year ago. So if they don’t get cleaner and they continue to accumulate dust at the same rate they saw last year, it will be a tough Martian winter for Spirit,” Callas said. “
Bush’s fault .
15 posted on
08/31/2007 8:16:05 PM PDT by
Humble Servant
(Keep it simple - do what's right.)
To: NormsRevenge
"The solar arrays are dusty on both rovers, but dustier on Spirit, and they are dustier now than they were exactly one Martian year ago. So if they don't get cleaner and they continue to accumulate dust at the same rate they saw last year, it will be a tough Martian winter for Spirit," Callas said. Calling the Squeegee Men of Mars.
16 posted on
08/31/2007 8:26:52 PM PDT by
6SJ7
To: NormsRevenge
What these rovers need is one of those mini-tornado like duststorms. In the past, these storms have cleaned off the solar panels, making them work almost as good as new.
17 posted on
08/31/2007 8:33:15 PM PDT by
Paradox
(Politics: The art of convincing the populace that your delusions are superior to others.)
To: NormsRevenge
The energizer bunny’s got serious competition. And there’s two of ‘em!
18 posted on
08/31/2007 8:45:59 PM PDT by
saganite
(Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
To: NormsRevenge
NASA must be really pi**ed that these guys will not just fade away. They grossly misjudged how long they would last and have to keep thinking up new missions on the fly. Had they done their homework, this endevour could have been much better planned and of more value. Their mission planners are classic underachievers.
Note to NASA: Enough of the high-fives and back patting. Given our astonomical investment in your envours, success most of the time should be expected!
19 posted on
08/31/2007 8:46:44 PM PDT by
balls
(Religion is the root of all evil)
To: NormsRevenge
Yeah well thats fine and all, but what they don't talk about is what effect these rovers have on current climate crisis faced by the fragile Martian environment. Do they really need two rovers? Something is causing all that dust and craters. Two rovers is far more rovers than any planet really needs. What is needed is the passage of some international treaty setting standards for emmision levels on Mars.
20 posted on
08/31/2007 8:51:07 PM PDT by
Thudd
To: NormsRevenge
Very cool. These are certified NASA success stories. Amazing how well they've done and how long they've lasted.
Kudos to NASA.
30 posted on
09/09/2007 1:29:29 AM PDT by
TChris
(Has anyone under Mitt Romney's leadership ever been worse off because he is Mormon?)
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