Why did the Mars Rover stop transmitting data?

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » January 22, 2004, 2:40 pm

well?!?

masteen · Post by **masteen** » January 22, 2004, 2:54 pm

You mean the last one, or did one of the new batch quit already?

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » January 22, 2004, 2:55 pm

CNN.com wrote:NASA researchers said Thursday they were unable to make contact with the Mars rover "Spirit" and the source of the problem was unknown.

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » January 22, 2004, 2:59 pm

I can only say one word without revealing too much....Illuminati

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 22, 2004, 3:20 pm

Voronwë wrote:
CNN.com wrote:NASA researchers said Thursday they were unable to make contact with the Mars rover "Spirit" and the source of the problem was unknown.

It means they found life. As soon as something interesting happens we're out of the loop!

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » January 22, 2004, 3:26 pm

Do you really think the terrorist threat is confined just to earth?

Krurk · Post by **Krurk** » January 22, 2004, 3:28 pm

Saddam had to put all those weapons somewhere.

Why else are we going to Mars? Gotta get the proof!

masteen · Post by **masteen** » January 22, 2004, 3:39 pm

It's clearly the Martians. Tricky little fuckers!

Wulfran · Post by **Wulfran** » January 22, 2004, 4:36 pm

barren sand covered landscapes in Iraq... barren sand covered landscapes on Mars... I vote that they found Saddams WMDs

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » January 22, 2004, 5:01 pm

Flipped over whilst running over Seebs misplaced kitchen dildo.

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » January 22, 2004, 5:09 pm

It's because Howard Dean snorts coke!

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » January 22, 2004, 5:43 pm

I'm sorry...I won't do it again...

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » January 22, 2004, 6:08 pm

It found the other mars walkers and theyve started competing in ROBOT WARS(tm).

Burke · Post by **Burke** » January 22, 2004, 6:20 pm

To get to the other side.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » January 22, 2004, 6:41 pm

the black obelisk ate it

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » January 22, 2004, 6:50 pm

Sunserae wrote:the black obelisk ate it

/em hums "Also Spracht Zarathustra" ominously...

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 22, 2004, 6:56 pm

Keverian FireCry wrote:It found the other mars walkers and theyve started competing in ROBOT WARS(tm).

hehe, I'm picturing a cheesy flash movie of that.

Vetiria · Post by **Vetiria** » January 22, 2004, 8:26 pm

It found water and Long John Silvers is working with the US government so they don't have to give away shrimp to every American.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 22, 2004, 9:53 pm

We're on Mars?

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » January 22, 2004, 10:02 pm

Perhaps it found Sojouner and they are on a hot date ATM?...Rover love...Awwwwwwwwww

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » January 23, 2004, 12:22 am

that's why

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » January 23, 2004, 12:28 am

that little fucker osama has to be in a cave somewhere out there

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » January 23, 2004, 7:10 am

I hear it's last broadcast was "Ack Ack ACK!"

masteen · Post by **masteen** » January 23, 2004, 1:10 pm

vn_Tanc wrote:I hear it's last broadcast was "Ack Ack ACK!"

We need to prep Slim Whitman for launch, STAT!!!!!

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » January 23, 2004, 1:53 pm

you need to add the option .... They let the people from SoE touch some of their equipment

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » January 23, 2004, 1:58 pm

it is talking again....SO THEY CLAIM!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/2 ... index.html

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » January 23, 2004, 3:19 pm

Yeah they got a voice broadcast this morning "My god, its full of stars!"

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » January 23, 2004, 4:59 pm

This yet another wasteful attempt by the Bush Administration to greedily exploit the oil reserves of Mars for his fat cat, big oil campaign contributers!

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 23, 2004, 5:06 pm

Double Post Pandemonium!
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Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 23, 2004, 5:07 pm

Go Spirit!

The flight team for NASA's Spirit received data from the rover in a communication session that began at 13:26 Universal Time (5:26 a.m. PST) and lasted 20 minutes at a data rate of 120 bits per second.

"The spacecraft sent limited data in a proper response to a ground command, and we're planning for commanding further communication sessions later today," said Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager Pete Theisinger at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

Quadruple the budget for space exploration. Take the funds out of Adex's paycheck!

Truant · Post by **Truant** » January 23, 2004, 6:43 pm

The blackout of communication is easily explained by the fact that the martians abducted the rover and equipped it with an anal probe for their own studies.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » January 23, 2004, 6:51 pm

Their first transmission..."My god, its full of pewp!"

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » January 24, 2004, 1:27 am

Actually I got an angle on some research work for NASA.

They're interested in the effects of radiation damage on semiconductors.

A guy from my department bumped into an interesting property of some chips being able to heal their damage after exposure to heat. (aka. spin the damaged satellite around and expose the broken equipment to direct sunlight to fix it.)

CalandraWindrose · Post by **CalandraWindrose** » January 30, 2004, 10:07 pm

It got lost and won't stop to ask for directions - that's my take

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