Opportunity Knocks

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:59 pm

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE:
NASA's Opportunity rover has landed on the surface of Mars.

VaussBait · Post by **VaussBait** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:52 am

And in other positive Mars rover news, it looks like they've re-established communication with Spirit.

Darn flash memory!

CNN.com linkage.

-Vauss OUT

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:30 am

Any new news on that HMS Beagle?

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:33 am

Beagle is toast.

Good work NASA.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 8:43 am

Brits, after a 10 day shut down of Beagle, will attempt to contact their lander tommorrow...Mon. Jan 26

We, on the other hand, have beaten the odds by both craft landing successfully. Now on to the visuals

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 8:58 am

Show offs

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:24 pm

No, not show offs; big spenders.

Beagle's Budget: 30 Million squid.
MER budget: 840 Million bucks.

See?

NASA realised after the MPL faisco that their policy of "BETTER, FASTER, CHEAPER" needed to be lengthened to:

"Beter, Faster, or Cheaper: Pick Two"

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:25 pm

I knew that, but no need to brag about it

KompresZor · Post by **KompresZor** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:29 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by STRESSTEST:
 Any new news on that HMS Beagle?

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yea....that dog wont hunt