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chadtm80 · #1 Postby **chadtm80** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 11:53 pm

Nasa Reports Spirit Rover Has Touched Down On Mars.. Nasa very excited tonight

#2 Postby **vbhoutex** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 11:59 pm

I wonder how long it will last. I think there are Martians taking them once they touch down or shooting them down as the come in. :eek:

Too many have been lost to think otherwise. I mean, we are talking about $100 million worth of technology just not even working when ithas been doing so for the whle journey????

chadtm80 · #3 Postby **chadtm80** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:05 am

I for one feel we have spent way to much money on the qwest to discover life on mars

Lindaloo · #4 Postby **Lindaloo** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:10 am

I agree with you on that one chad. We have spent way too much on the Mars effort.

David · #5 Postby **David** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:31 am

might as well spend it on that then send humans up there to die..

#6 Postby **coriolis** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:56 am

The European probe failed. I think it had a shoe bomb on board.

#7 Postby **coriolis** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:03 am

vbhoutex, I was thinking the same thing. The martians should hack them and send them back.

Chad, the cost is comparable to a new football stadium. I'll go for the mars probe.

Maybe they could help defray the costs by sending free introductory magazine subscriptions to the martians with the probe. After one month keep sending the magazines and start to bill them.

JQ Public · #8 Postby **JQ Public** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 2:38 am

Supposedly another probe should join this one quite soon. I am pretty much indifferent to the space missions. Although they are neat...i hope they are of use. Maybe we can live on mars when Yellowstone's Caldera blows?!

BEER980 · #9 Postby **BEER980** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 7:40 am

Yes the next one is called Opportunity and is due in 20 days. I can't wait for the pictures to start streaming in after what I spotted on the Pathfinder mission. I hope they find some large rocks like the Pathfinder Rover did.

#10 Postby **azskyman** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:23 am

First pictures are back...and I don't see a Krispy Kreme anywhere up there! Actually, looks a little like the neighborhood to the west of El Centro, California, to me!

Space exploration is about stretching our limits, learning more about neighbors, and pushing our limits.

I'm with Ed. We can spend similar amounts on a football stadium...I think this is an important investment in understanding our place in the solar system.

BEER980 · #11 Postby **BEER980** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 9:19 am

Just give me some close up's of the rocks. The bigger the better.

#12 Postby **coriolis** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 9:26 am

What are you looking for Beer? graffiti? crop circles? You've got me curious now.

chadtm80 · #13 Postby **chadtm80** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 9:27 am

Chad, the cost is comparable to a new football stadium. I'll go for the mars probe.

No way.. Im talking about ALL the money that we have sank to try and figure out if life was supported some time millions of years ago.. Frankly I just dong give a Chit and think our money could be MUCH better spent.. Maybe Im not looking at it scientificly enough, but what if we find out there was a lake there millions of years ago?

BEER980 · #14 Postby **BEER980** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:31 am

Well I spotted some interesting stuff last time. Some say it is light and shadow tricks, like looking at clouds. I have my doubts but I can provide some pictures of what I found.

furluvcats · #15 Postby **furluvcats** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:35 am

I support our space programs, and am excited to see what data we get back from this Mars Exploration mission. Our future could very well be up there one day, doesn't that pique your curiosity at all?

chadtm80 · #16 Postby **chadtm80** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:41 am

Nope.. Not at all..

weatherluvr · #17 Postby **weatherluvr** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:51 am

I'm all for space exploration as long as it's done right. I can accept that there will be some failures, except for the one where they mixed up inches and centimeters-- that was inexcusable. But if we can find some definitive answers as to the origin and past history of our solar system, it's money well spent, IMO.

#18 Postby **Stephanie** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:53 am

I saw that on the news last night! Great news!

#19 Postby **coriolis** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 5:23 pm

chadtm80 wrote:
Chad, the cost is comparable to a new football stadium. I'll go for the mars probe.

No way.. Im talking about ALL the money that we have sank to try and figure out if life was supported some time millions of years ago.. Frankly I just dong give a Chit and think our money could be MUCH better spent.. Maybe Im not looking at it scientificly enough, but what if we find out there was a lake there millions of years ago?

OK, how about TWO stadiums? I'd like to know if I've got relatives there.

Rainband · #20 Postby **Rainband** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:05 pm

I think before they spend money on the Mars probe they should invest money into the Shuttle program so we never lose another shuttle and it's crew again. The money they are spending could be used on research for a procedure for repairing a shuttle damaged in liftoff or in orbit..to insure we never lose another astronaut again. Just My opinion. Before we search for life elsewhere we need to exhaust every means to perserve it here on earth. :wink:

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