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2004-01-22 Home Front

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Posted by Steve 2004-01-22 1:40:45 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So, they finally found the one that got through their orbital defenses. Damn.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-1-22 1:58:47 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-1-22 1:58:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Spirit is one half of a $820 million mission.

So, does that mean these putzes pissed away $410 mil, or is 'Opportunity' going to be the BIG disaster?

NASA needs some serious house-cleaning.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-22 2:04:24 PM|| 2004-1-22 2:04:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 How long till Al-Qaeda releases audio claiming responsibility?

Posted by Proud To Be An Infidel 2004-1-22 2:09:41 PM|| 2004-1-22 2:09:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The blue screen of death. I know it well. Curse you, Bill Gates!

Posted by Tom 2004-1-22 2:25:01 PM|| 2004-1-22 2:25:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Spirit! Opportunity! Now, if a third rover was named "Liberation", then NASA would be .... nah!

Posted by Highlander 2004-1-22 2:41:50 PM|| 2004-1-22 2:41:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, at least we did better than the Europeans. This could also be just some magnetic interference from Mars. Probably the magnetic problem since it's still transmitting, even though it's static.

In other words, Spirit is under Marvins powerline.

Posted by Charles 2004-1-22 3:12:58 PM|| 2004-1-22 3:12:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 #4 - I heard it was in fact WindRiver's OS running on the rover. "I can say no more."

Posted by eLarson 2004-1-22 3:18:07 PM|| 2004-1-22 3:18:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Wait for morning reboot.

Else power on and off.

If you got'em pray'em

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-22 5:01:18 PM|| 2004-1-22 5:01:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 You bastards! Making ha ha with the OS. Moooruunns. We are waiting for the Beagle and the European probe to make it's first move. We have spaced out the ring. We will buzz like butterfly and sting like a Dean. AAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHH!

Posted by Ali Viking ! 2004-1-22 5:06:10 PM|| 2004-1-22 5:06:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 4thInfVet, cut em some slack. They're are the only people on earth who've actually managed to land a probe on another planet. If there was actually some other group or country who consistently pulled off something like this then I would say NASA's got problems. As it is now how could you possibly say they don't know what they're doing or need a "house cleaning"... there's noone in the world who does it better.

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2004-1-22 5:08:41 PM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2004-1-22 5:08:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Good Heavens I didn't realize I was so involved in the Dean/Martian Campaign.

Posted by Al Gripe 2004-1-22 6:16:32 PM|| 2004-1-22 6:16:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 I'm going to remount my Meade as an early mourning sign. POOT.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-22 6:22:49 PM|| 2004-1-22 6:22:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Awright awright awright, slack cut. I'd just sure like to see something that NASA did actually work as advertised. Maybe they need to use more duct tape.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-22 6:39:21 PM|| 2004-1-22 6:39:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Doggies. It musta bin them dang Martian sab-o-toors what done it.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2004-1-22 8:27:22 PM|| 2004-1-22 8:27:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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