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http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/...er-050606.html
The driver went sand dune driving and now rover is stuck. If they can't get it out of this pit, the person responsible will go down as the biggest douche-bag ever. I don't even want to know how much it cost. :eek: Or did they get it out already?
**edit Is that special little camo net they have hanging really needed?
They've done well with those rovers but it would still be a crap way for it to finish.
Have they got a tow rope on the other one?
Note for NASA: spade attachment for robot arm next time.
The camo net is just wrong.
I was just breaking their balls because they're spending our money. They think they can get her out. NASA just takes long periods of time on anything to play it safe. Maybe that net it used to get the creative juices flowing?:D I bet one of those three guys is the one who drove it in the pit. I wonder which one? They all look guilty. :idea:--> :eek7:
Shoot,
They have it all wrong again. Why not get the folks in there that know how to drive in those conditions. All they need to do is hire some Red Necks to getter done!
:)
It was the guy in the white dress and blue slippers!
It'snot a camo net. It's a Martian Vertical Geology simulation apperatus. Very similar to a camo net and made by the same poeple but costs 100x as much.
6 wheel drive and it can't get out a pot hole.
Mars rover defeated by custard powder!
Hah, I bet that net cost a grand a square ft. Yeah, while they have that extra rover driving through bisquick, I'm going to make breakfast. I think it was that guy too, he looks like a rookie! lol Hello? Hello? Anybody home? Huh? Think, McFly! Think!
I did not read the whole article .. i'm half asleep .. but was that a beta version or what? ......
I prefer ordering ............ :D
How about a caption competition?
Cross dressing NASA scientist looks on as Bubba's Towing service quotes for removing Martian Rover from sandtrap after office party tequila fueled joy riding incident.
the rover has SIX wheels why cant they drive it out? come on... it cost like 100 million to make and they got it stuck in the sand lol
Original mission cost of $820 million ***added $15 million extension. Total: $835 million
$645 million went for development of the spacecraft and scientific instruments. ***including *Special nanofiber camo net* plus bisquick
Too high to invest in ..... I think they are thinking of taking advantage of the first mover in this market .... I mean the novelty factor in spatial market .....
The saga continues.
Pic1-NASA has however chosen to copy British road construction workers working practices - 1 guy does some work while 4 other stand round doing SFA.
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...-A476R1_br.jpg
Pic2 - One highly paid NASA engineer simulates poking the rover with a stick. He does this by poking the rover with a stick (specially designed Martian physical stimulation apperatus RRP $1000)
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...A476R1_br2.jpg
To add the the comments about the stupi camo net. They've gone to all the trouble to make the room look a bit Martian by covering it with a red camo net then they cover the floor in bright yellow powder. Is the Rover stuck in a bright yellow Martian dune? Someone send these guys some food dye.
(yes I am bored and have nothing better to do with my time).
Ok, so maybe they don't like Red Necks. Well, since there may not be an inter-galatic tow service available, why not hire some dirt racing RC Control Car guys. Seems they have a RC Car stuck and need someone who knows how to drive it!Quote:
All they need to do is hire some Red Necks to getter done!
:)
Probably got the units wrong again (lol)... (remember when they launched a sattelite at mars and some idiot got in numbers without units, and assumed they were in km, but they were in miles)
it's really a close call...Quote:
If they can't get it out of this pit, the person responsible will go down as the biggest douche-bag ever.
Opportunity is out.
Nasa scientists discovered the dude in the dress had left the rovers hand brake (parking brake -US?) on.
They belive there may be other sand traps about.
No mention that they have discovered a Martian golf course.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4612649.stm
That's the "dune", Christ................this is not good! There has to be millions of those and worse!
f they couldn't get it out, we could've wrote a conspiracy book about how G.W.Bush would get to drive the rovers, only after he gave all that money to NASA and somehow managed to get it stuck! Top seller in France for sure! :D