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Opportunity Knocks

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:59 pm
by woodchip
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE:
NASA's Opportunity rover has landed on the surface of Mars.

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:52 am
by VaussBait
And in other positive Mars rover news, it looks like they've re-established communication with Spirit.

Darn flash memory! Image

CNN.com linkage.

-Vauss OUT

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:30 am
by STRESSTEST
Any new news on that HMS Beagle?

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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:33 am
by Mobius
Beagle is toast.

Good work NASA. Image

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 8:43 am
by woodchip
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 Image

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 8:58 am
by Robo
Show offs Image

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:24 pm
by Mobius
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"

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:25 pm
by Robo
I knew that, but no need to brag about it Image

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:29 pm
by KompresZor
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by STRESSTEST:
<b> Any new news on that HMS Beagle?

Image </b></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yea....that dog wont hunt Image