Robots on Mars for 2.5 years now

utopiomania · Post by **utopiomania** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:32 pm

If you're interested in space exploration, or just nature, check out the current state of the NASA rovers.

They landed on Mars January 4 and January 25 UTC 2004, that's almost two and a half year ago, and they just
keep on ticking out there on the surface of Mars even with it's cold and hostile environment.

Check out the site, and the hi-res pics they keep sending back, this is it's very imressive

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/mission/traverse_maps.html

dracflamloc · Post by **dracflamloc** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:36 pm

I love space exploration. I get upset when they cut NASAs budget all the time.

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:39 pm

We shoud've been there already if it was not for stupid and shortsighted politicians...

Barney

utopiomania · Post by **utopiomania** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:46 pm

I agree with both of you. Check out the pics they send back, some of them several tens of Mb's, it's just like standing
on Mars in the the dust and looking at the nice sightings!

My personal theory is the Rovers are looking for a McDonald's or BurgerKing!

dracflamloc · Post by **dracflamloc** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:50 am

Wendy's all the way

Post by **Rings** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:43 am

dracflamloc wrote:Wendy's all the way

at least it is not a 'Kentucky Schreit F*cken'

Jan Vooijs · Post by **Jan Vooijs** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:09 pm

Hahaha,

There is a commercial here on TV in the Netherlands about a "europian space agency" landing a rover on mars, every country has its function on the project. It turns out the rover is rebuild by the dutch "trying to find 'live' on Mars" by rebuilding the rover into a bar with a (very) large sign of the beer firm (Heineken) and the weels turn into barstools.

So I vote for the Heineken option (beer).

Jan V.