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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

Fox News just broke into the NASA press conference. Doesn't sound good at all, seems like three failed comm attempts, two from orbiters and one from Earth; it's not just the bad weather in Australia. He was being a bit technical but it does not sound good at all.


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Hmmm, wonder if the idiots who did the gloating sack dance over the failure of Beagle 2 will be showing up......
1 posted on 01/22/2004 9:07:39 AM PST by John H K
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To: John H K
They must've accidentally filmed a Martian, so they hit the auto-destruct button.....LOL
2 posted on 01/22/2004 9:10:53 AM PST by Viking2002
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To: John H K
When in doubt, reboot.
3 posted on 01/22/2004 9:11:38 AM PST by Noumenon (I don't have enough guns and ammo to start a war - but I do have enough to finish one.)
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who did the gloating

Probably. They are shameless.

4 posted on 01/22/2004 9:12:30 AM PST by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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To: John H K
It's probably the same Martians that destroyed everything else that was sent there, it just took longer for them to find this one.
5 posted on 01/22/2004 9:12:30 AM PST by stuartcr
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To: Noumenon
When in doubt, reboot.
 
Maybe re-naming the C drive?  The IT guy here at work said something to me about doing that periodically... or not doing that again, I forget which.
 

Owl_Eagle

" WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH"


6 posted on 01/22/2004 9:15:05 AM PST by End Times Sentinel ("So what are you going to do, vote for a Democrat? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!"- Karl Rove.)
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For anyone interested NASA -TV is hold a live news conference NOW. It channel 376 on DirecTV or on the web at NASA.GOV.
7 posted on 01/22/2004 9:15:14 AM PST by Lawdoc
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To: John H K
Any more info?
8 posted on 01/22/2004 9:15:23 AM PST by CasearianDaoist
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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...
9 posted on 01/22/2004 9:15:42 AM PST by Paradox (Cogito ergo shroom.)
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To: Lawdoc
OOPS, hold=holding. :)
10 posted on 01/22/2004 9:16:09 AM PST by Lawdoc
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To: Lawdoc
From what I saw on the minute or so on Fox the guy looked really, really unhappy and very worried. The term "serious anomaly" was used.

And they've got the second landing in two days....
11 posted on 01/22/2004 9:16:25 AM PST by John H K
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To: CasearianDaoist
I'm in the process of moving, my new digital cable is working but unlike Cox Cable Comcast doesn't seem to have the NASA channel...so those watching NASA TV will have to fill us in.
12 posted on 01/22/2004 9:17:24 AM PST by John H K
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We got another one; three days left before Opportunity lands.
13 posted on 01/22/2004 9:17:28 AM PST by demlosers
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To: Viking2002
Did he look like John Kerry?
14 posted on 01/22/2004 9:17:54 AM PST by Made In The USA (Where is the outrage?!)
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To: John H K
We should send a mission to Mars just to clean up all the space junk we have sitting there.
15 posted on 01/22/2004 9:18:07 AM PST by KellyAdmirer
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To: John H K
This could be hugh!
16 posted on 01/22/2004 9:18:19 AM PST by b4its2late (A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.)
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Extended power failure at the 20th Century Fox soundstages?


17 posted on 01/22/2004 9:18:35 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat (www.firethebcs.com, www.weneedaplayoff.com, www.firemackbrown.com)
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To: demlosers
three days left

2 days 12 hours.

18 posted on 01/22/2004 9:19:31 AM PST by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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To: John H K
Here's hoping the problem can be fixed.
19 posted on 01/22/2004 9:20:12 AM PST by MediaMole
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Hope none of the parts of the rover were made in France....
20 posted on 01/22/2004 9:20:13 AM PST by b4its2late (A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.)
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