Happy Anniversary, Mars Rovers!

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Happy Anniversary, Mars Rovers!

#1 Post by MarleysGh0st » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:44 am

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the first Mars Rover, Spirit, landing on Mars. Both Spirit and Opportunity remain in service, even though their missions were originally planned to last only 90 days.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has put together a neat little video to celebrate this occasion:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=795

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#2 Post by VAdame » Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:19 pm

In honor of the Rovers' anniversary, please enjoy this encore presentation of Brokeback Mars!

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#3 Post by littlebeast13 » Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:03 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:Today marks the fifth anniversary of the first Mars Rover, Spirit, landing on Mars. Both Spirit and Opportunity remain in service, even though their missions were originally planned to last only 90 days.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has put together a neat little video to celebrate this occasion:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=795

I actually thought about this yesterday since I remembered it was 5 years ago last night I went to the ER for my kidney stone, and spent the entire next day in the hospital. I recall this and some story about Britney Spears marriage from the news I watched while confined to a hospital bed.....

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#4 Post by earendel » Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:52 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:Today marks the fifth anniversary of the first Mars Rover, Spirit, landing on Mars. Both Spirit and Opportunity remain in service, even though their missions were originally planned to last only 90 days.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has put together a neat little video to celebrate this occasion:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=795
The rovers continue to produce amazing pictures and perform good science. If only there were some way to blow off the dust cover that builds up on their solar panels they might well go for even longer. However they still have a ways to go before breaking the longevity record for Mars probes. I'll award 600 bogus points each for the record and the craft that holds it.
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#5 Post by ne1410s » Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:10 am

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I'll award 600 bogus points each for the record and the craft that holds it.
This is incredible.
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#6 Post by jarnon » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:25 pm

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#7 Post by The Face on Mars » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:38 pm

*sad face*

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#8 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:36 pm

jarnon wrote:RIP Opportunity rover, after 15 years

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission
That is a missed Opportunity.
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#9 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:52 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
jarnon wrote:RIP Opportunity rover, after 15 years

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission
That is a missed Opportunity.
Not bad for a device that was supposed to last 90 days.

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#10 Post by Bob78164 » Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:37 pm

jarnon wrote:RIP Opportunity rover, after 15 years

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission
We'll just have to send Matt Damon out there to science the shit out of it and get it running again. --Bob
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#11 Post by SportsFan68 » Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:45 pm

The Face on Mars wrote:*sad face*
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#12 Post by Mr Opportunity » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:16 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
jarnon wrote:RIP Opportunity rover, after 15 years

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission
That is a missed Opportunity.

But it was a fun Odyssey...
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#13 Post by earendel » Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:51 am

"And now his watch has ended."
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#14 Post by Vandal » Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:04 pm

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#15 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:51 pm

Since you dug up a ten-year-old thread of mine for this occasion, I suppose I should add to it...with some help from XKCD.

https://xkcd.com/2111/


Our IMG tag doesn't work with .png, so I'll just have to post this link.

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#16 Post by BackInTex » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:54 pm

Seems to work with png

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