both mars rovers survive dust storm

[Spider]

Just in case no one has this link, it's NASA's rover site. It has images from Mars from day one for both of the rovers.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Tough little bastards! If they're the prototype for the Cylons/androids/replicants/Terminators who will replace us, they've got my vote. :thumbsup:

J. Allen said:
Great work, NASA!
I think, in honor, it's time for a short poem:


The Spirit Gods of Mars

Dusky soil and copper clime,
nomadic artificial life,
roaming about with robot hearts,
and seeing with man made eyes,
super colored spectral images,
pulled together at the seams,
Oh robots, keep on roving,
the planet of my dreams.


-J.

Cool! Particularly in conjunction with your av.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

J. Allen said:
Great work, NASA!
I think, in honor, it's time for a short poem:


The Spirit Gods of Mars

Dusky soil and copper clime,
nomadic artificial life,
roaming about with robot hearts,
and seeing with man made eyes,
super colored spectral images,
pulled together at the seams,
Oh robots, keep on roving,
the planet of my dreams.


-J.

Cool! Particularly in conjunction with your av.

 

[Venardhi]

When we get to Mars, someone needs to throw a glass dome over them wherever they die and build a monument around them.

Space tourism will need landmarks to sell those interplanetary tours.

 

[Cicero]

I actually cheered when I saw this thread title.

 

[Masao]

When we finally get up there, we should bring those two rovers home and let them retire in Arizona or something.

 

[Just_Bob]

Cicero said:
I actually cheered when I saw this thread title.

So did I, actually. I have missed a bit of news lately due to family concerns.

I will be tremendously ecstatic if both rovers continue on for another year.

 

[The Squire of Gothos]

A tribute to their engineering team, perhaps this should be a new route of public relations for NASA?

 

[Gertch]

The Squire of Gothos said:
A tribute to their engineering team, perhaps this should be a new route of public relations for NASA?

Let the 2 droids be spokesbots? I guess that could work.

 

[TerriO]

Why not? They already have Live Journals.

Spirit's

Opportunity's

Granted, they haven't been updated in about a year, but I doubt anyone expected this.