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Mars Odyssey Completes Aerobraking

Cally writes: "Space.com reports that Mars Odyssey has completed aerobraking and is ready to begin its main science mission. As the spacecraft has already produced exciting results before the start of the science mission proper, interesting data on the quantities of water in the Martian crust may be expected soon - not to mention that Odyssey provides another datapoint in the study of Gamma Ray bursts."

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  1. First post! by Pr0n+K1ng · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Take that, cyborg_monkey!

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    Oh well, back to dowloading pr0n...

    Pr0n K1ng

    1. Re:First post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You should get to know this guy. Trade some pr0n or something.

  2. early post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I claim this post in the name of Spain!

  3. I'm all for exploration... by wo1verin3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    but does nasa have any long term goals?

    What are we trying to achieve.

    I'm not looking for troll points, but am actually curious. Human colonization is quite unlikely due to the plant being so close to the Sun.

    Other then a place to live, does a planet such as this offer any benefit to us?

  4. Great news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...but I want to know if Roy Scheider got any further with the Russian babe this time, or if he just got another peck on the cheek.

  5. Now... by christurkel · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We can see those sexy princesses from Helium!!!

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  6. F U C K Y O U by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You know what? You can just go FUCK YOURSELF SCUMBAG!

    I was going to comment on the martians and the satellite and CmdrTaco being a fag but you did before I could.

    I salute you fellow troll!

    -Adolf Troll

    P.S. My proxy is slow goddammit!

  7. It keeps engineers & scientists employed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If these engineers and scientists weren't preoccupied with their little space experiments
    then they would be out roaming the streets, preying on innocent children, and frightening
    women. Its better this way. Sure we could lock them all up, but there's always the chance they
    might produce something useful like a robotic sex slave.

  8. Re:F U C K Y O U by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Those formkeys are a bitch as well

    -A Troll

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  9. Re:F U C K Y O U by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Those formkeys are a bitch as well

    -A Troll

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  10. Re:i cede by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Es la primera contestación a la primera contestación al primer mensaje! Jajaja!

  11. Moderate Parent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is the most sensible and resonable question anyone has ever posted on these wasteful missions to Mars. Didn't we loose billions already in the prior missions? And now we have Republicans and Democrates bitching about the aids package and military packages when those are less than the amount wasted on sensless missions to Mars.

    Thank you for your insight and your organization's goals of achieving piece through reason.

  12. Re:Could anyone explain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is a very interesting question. Being a Nerd, I would be most interested in seeing things in Mars, but you're question has made me think and wonder just what exectly my values are. I wish I could answer your question, but I couldn't. Hope you get a better reply, and I hope you are mod up so others can see your most thought provking question. Undoubtbly, parent question is probably the best slashdot post I've seen in a few days. And it's great to have non geeks use slashdot. Also kru5shin is great too.

  13. CAN EVERYONE SAY KARMA WHORE? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Repeat after me, -1, Redundent

  14. Stephen King, author, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  15. I forget.... by Rayonic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do we hate NASA this week or not???

    : )

  16. Re:Who really cares about Trek? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    For once I agree with you!

    BTW, while looking on rotten.com, I saw a huge shit, about 10 or so feet long. If I had the link I would post it but I don't. Sorry 'bout that.

    -A Troll

  17. Re:Dickhead moderators by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My post was *not* redundant. There were no other posts when I posted it, and right after I posted it there were a grand total of three posts, including mine (the other two were trolls). Therefore mine was one of the first three posts to this story, so where do you get off calling it "redundent" [sic]?

    offtopic, -1

  18. first drunk-ass post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    daMN, getting drunk is fun!!
    even on as night before work/school, it's still totally worth it!!!!!

  19. HaHa! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    At the time of posting this, your comment went from +3 to -1. That's phunny!

    Now you will have to work even harder to get some Karma!

  20. Re:Before it gets slashdotted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Suck my fat pipe and tickle my balls. arr! arr!

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

    Bah, screw Mars! I am all up for a trip to Europa! Bet the fishings good!

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

    guys. this is humor.