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Spaceballs Could Invade Mars

Posted by timothy on from the honey-I-blew-up-the-grey-soccer-ball dept.

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.

6 of 194 comments (clear)

  1. giant circular objects by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    mars ate my balls.

  2. Yahoo article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Yahoo has an article that goes into more depth regarding these balls. It even seems that the space balls might contain the ever ellusive brown matter that Einstein postulated would lead to teleportation. Makes you think. Someday.



    Also, wired is running a story, but I can't access the site right now...

  3. Sorry, broken link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    fixed

    - Geno

  4. /. error reports. by Trollificus · · Score: -1, Troll

    You people have no idea how much fun it is submitting false error reports to sourceforge.
    My life is complete.

    --

    "People should be allowed to keep midgets as pets."
    - Gov. Jesse Ventura

  5. What for? by nihilogos · · Score: 1, Troll

    Mars doesn't have any atmosphere to speak of.

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    :wq
  6. How dare you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How dare you making jokes. This great U.S agency sent first animal in cosmos, first man, and first spaceshuttle WE ARE ALWAYS FIRST. Your behavior is inappropriate. Don't forget, whatever comes from U.S.A is always the best.