Mars Opportunity rover

Started by steve58, February 13, 2019, 06:42:38 PM

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steve58

On a positive note, kudos to the engineers who keep designing/making these rovers that are rated in months lifespan and yet survive for years.  :notworthy:

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NASA has finally plugged the plug on its Mars Opportunity rover, which has been silent on the Red Planet's surface for eight months.

"I declare the Opportunity mission is complete," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate during a press conference on Wednesday. "I have to tell you, this is an emotional time," he added.

The rover reached Mars in 2004, but NASA lost contact with the vehicle last year following an epic dust storm that enveloped the red planet and prevented sunlight from reaching its surface. The last signal received from the $400 million solar-powered rover was on June 10, 2018.

https://www.foxnews.com/science/mars-opportunity-rover-is-dead-nasa-confirms
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Sir Slash

R.I.P. Rover. Both of you.  O0
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Staggerwing

It was an amazing life. The rovers were only supposed to last a few months but there are kids who were born after the rovers' landing that are now studying robotics in high school. For them there had always been a rover on Mars.
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F for the rovers.

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It was a great achievement. I heard they were looking for Hoffa up there. Anybody else hear that?  :idiot2:
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Quote from: Sir Slash on February 13, 2019, 11:29:14 PM
It was a great achievement. I heard they were looking for Hoffa up there. Anybody else hear that?  :idiot2:

No, so it means they must have found him. Maybe Judge Crater as well...
Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
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Sir Slash

They must be in the icebox with Elvis waiting to make a come back.  ::)
"Take a look at that". Sgt. Wilkerson-- CMBN. His last words after spotting a German tank on the other side of a hedgerow.