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Spirit and Opportunity
Konrad
Ranger
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So who wants to place odds on today's launch of "Spirit" finishing its mission?
We also need odds on "Opportunity" actually launching on the 25th of June - then on it too finishing its mission.
Then we should have odds on BOTH making it or not!
In my opinion NASA needs to drop the "find life on Mars" thing - and just look for water and ways of setting up a more permanent post (even if just robotic). :robot:
We also need odds on "Opportunity" actually launching on the 25th of June - then on it too finishing its mission.
Then we should have odds on BOTH making it or not!
In my opinion NASA needs to drop the "find life on Mars" thing - and just look for water and ways of setting up a more permanent post (even if just robotic). :robot:
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Konrad [/i]
[B]In my opinion NASA needs to drop the "find life on Mars" thing - and just look for water and ways of setting up a more permanent post (even if just robotic). :robot: [/B][/QUOTE]
What do you think these two probes are doing? Their primary purpose is to investigate the possible existance of water, now and in the past. Not only can that greatly advance the search for life on Mars, but it also advances (however slowly) the ability to put a manned mission on Mars in the future.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
[B]What do you think these two probes are doing? [/B][/QUOTE]
I don't know! That's the scary thing! :confused:
Read This:
[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39511-2003Jun10.html?nav=hptoc_n[/url]
See the quotes about water? It's just a strange attitude, focus, and direction... IMHO
"The fundamental scientific purpose of the MER mission is to try to determine whether or not Mars was ever a place that had an environment at its surface that was suitable for life," said principal investigator Steve Squyres.
"We're not searching for water this time. . . . ," said NASA science chief Edward Weiler. "We know there was water on Mars [in the distant past].
"What this mission does is try to understand how long water persevered at any given point. That's the key question for life. Because life, whenever you find water that perseveres for thousands or millions or tens of millions of years, life seems to spring up."
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They should have spent the 800 million on ways to be on mars more permanently - The focus seems all off to me - They can play archiologist later when it's more cost effective. It's short sighted thinking on the part of the NASA "instant gratification" managers - who are in there because NASA desperatly needs a few 'easy victories' to make up for their blunders (and for thier own glory).
(I also heard today that there will not be any more of those spectacular night shuttle launches!!! What a shame - I loved those. :( )