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02-18-2021, 03:01 PM
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Mars Rover: Perseverance
Touching down this afternoon at 3:55 ET
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02-18-2021, 04:28 PM
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I guess you’d have have to admire the technology but beyond that...
A total boondoggle.
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02-18-2021, 04:33 PM
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Just another Facist
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Originally Posted by TJDave
I guess you’d have have to admire the technology but beyond that...
A total boondoggle.
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I thought we already did this? Twice?
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02-18-2021, 04:37 PM
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I thought we already did this? Twice?
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Just landed another gazillion-dollar-atv so it’s time for another round.
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02-18-2021, 06:16 PM
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I watched it live. Gotta admit. I felt pride.
Sorry all you numbnuts have to complain about everything.
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02-18-2021, 06:27 PM
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They're suppose to fly drones around and collect data/take pictures.
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02-18-2021, 09:07 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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02-20-2021, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
I watched it live. Gotta admit. I felt pride.
Sorry all you numbnuts have to complain about everything.
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Eventually there are going to be results coming from helicopters flights in the rarefied Martian atmosphere. These are some major achievements and milestones in the progress of science and technology.
More on the planned helicopter flight
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nas...ter-reports-in
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02-20-2021, 03:49 PM
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The hardware is supposed to gather samples that might contain traces of life. Sometime in the next ten years another flight is supposed to go to Mars, collect the samples and bring them back to Earth for a close examination by humans.
This does not sound like a good idea to me. Supposedly any life forms in the samples will have been dead for millions or even billions of years. What it they are not? If they are not then we could have a Martian disease that will make COVID-19 look like the common cold. 
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02-20-2021, 03:51 PM
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Yeah, maybe we can tap into some new "red" energy. 
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02-20-2021, 04:30 PM
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Just another Facist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Actor
The hardware is supposed to gather samples that might contain traces of life. Sometime in the next ten years another flight is supposed to go to Mars, collect the samples and bring them back to Earth for a close examination by humans.
This does not sound like a good idea to me. Supposedly any life forms in the samples will have been dead for millions or even billions of years. What it they are not? If they are not then we could have a Martian disease that will make COVID-19 look like the common cold. |
Judging from the pictures coming back, I don’t think there is life on Mars
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02-20-2021, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JustRalph
Judging from the pictures coming back, I don’t think there is life on Mars
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You were expecting a Starbucks? 
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02-20-2021, 06:39 PM
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Just another Facist
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You were expecting a Starbucks? |
It looks like Barstow. And even Barstow has a Mickey D’s
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02-21-2021, 05:33 PM
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Unconfirmed report: The Mars rover has found Jimmy Hoffa, Democrats say the evidence points to Trump, third impeachment to start soon! 
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02-21-2021, 11:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zico20
Unconfirmed report: The Mars rover has found Jimmy Hoffa, Democrats say the evidence points to Trump, third impeachment to start soon! |
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