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Spaceballs Could Invade Mars

Byteme writes: "CNN reports giant tethered inflatable balls that are being developed by NASA as a potential alternative to the unsuccessful roving robots. The balls apparently will inflate and deflate to catch favorable wind directs and to stop on location. Not quite the fast, cheap and out-of-control solution... but it could be fun to watch!" I wonder if there are any MPEGs of the test this article talks about -- it sounds pretty fun to watch.

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  1. 2200905th post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. LUDICROUS SPEED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:LUDICROUS SPEED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. Re:Sorry, broken link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. NASA's New Slogan: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  6. Favorite Mel Brooks movie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:Test. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  9. Re:Balloon??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What are you doing??? Do you realize that you didn't include any flippant quips relating this story to the movie Spaceballs?

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  10. I hate to be a nitpicker... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:props to all the trollx0r fags by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Hey, its the big purple furry creature from McDonalds!

  14. Re:Sorry, broken link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    thanks for the link

    you should have mentioned the videos it links to of the balls. awesome stuff

  15. ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  19. you forgot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  23. Re:Spaceballs! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You're welcome. I still did it first.

  24. Re:Mars to Earth... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    no they didn't, moron.
    it's not funny anymore

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