Another rover makes touchdown on Mars

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

On the opposite side of the planet.

[madmax]

1. More waste of money

:mad:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

3. Yep, I guess they think there is someplace that prints it

or something.

[RC]

4. You rather use that money on killing people?

The Iraq invation is costing us more than the Mars exploration.

[madmax]

6. No I'd rather see it spent here on earth.

for healthcare, schools, roads, jobs.

[RC]

8. The money spent on the Iraq thingy and the high tech war toys

Would give all of us good health care, schools, etc.

[corporatewhore]

9. yes and we could have even more money for earth if we didnt go to mars

Believe it or not there are some places in the us that are like third world countries with no running water no electricty etc etc

[TXlib]

10. Oh, and multi-billion dollar pentagon pork barrel programs are better?

Sorry, but this gets my dander up every time. The total amount of money spent on NASA is a small fraction of the useless pork in the Pentagon's budget - consider the Crusader mobile artillery unit.

http://www.edlotterman.com/20020509PACs.htm

[BiggJawn]

2. Opposite side?

At 50 feet a day, it's gonna take a while for it to drive over to Spirit and hit the "Reboot" button, isn't it?

"Ack-Ack!"

[RC]

5. Ahh, News flash for ya

Mars rotates on it axis just as this planet does. It will come around to face us when the planet does.

[arwalden]

7. The Mars Day Is 24 Hours And 39 Minutes Long (Earth Time)

I was watching NASA-TV and listened to the play-by-play of each stage as it happened LIVE (well not including the signal delay)

-- allen

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. Opposite side from the other lander, I meant to say

I am aware of Mars' rotational habits.

[ConcernedCanuk]

11. LOL - was listening to CTV right now, and they were reporting that

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Spirit was sending back "gibberish"

Now I think I know WHY . .

GeeDubya must "taught" it how to "talk" !!
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