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Spirit Rover Lands Successfully
So, as I write this, the latest word is: the Spirit rover has landed and NASA has received a signal indicating it landed right-side up (so it shouldn't have any problems in the unfolding process) and will shortly be retracting the protective airbags which kept it from splattering all over the countryside. Y'all can fill in later news in the comments below. There's a nice site with up-to-the-minute text updates.
You suck. We rule. Then again, you probably already knew that deep down anyway.
what a pathetic little man. Rather than be sad that valuable science wont be done with the demise of beagle 2, you start whooping at USA being #1. Pathetic narrowminded asshole. Wait till the twin probe kills this one by friendly fire.
Haha, suck on it, Euro-bitches! This just goes to prove that good, US engineering is better than you eurofags. And they thought they were so cool! Eat my cock, faggots!
According to An Earlier Slashdot Article, "Seems that NASA has actually lost the edge in robotic space exploration."
So how can this be?!? It must be more US Lies!
Yeah, America does one or two good things. I wish that balanced out all the bullying and
warmongering that the rest of us have to put up with from you Americans. There are good reasons why the rest of the world thinks America is a poor example. Putting down the Russians, Europeans, and Japanese doesn't make America (or you!) seem any more palatable. Go ahead, wear your feather in your cap so that you stand out above the rest of us. It'll act as a warning - smug boor ahead.
Claiming glory for something you had no participation, no control, or even no fucking clue how any of it worked is exactly why the rest of the world thinks that the US is full of fat stupid greedy fucks.
and you're proud of being a dolt?
I guess it comes with being a mac luser
Your ignorance knows no bounds.
Clearly the Beagle 2 didn't land because of Bush. He shot the fucker down for oil!
You mean we should take the same attitude as the Europeans did when our last mars mission failed. They sure had a lot to say about it. If the Beagle had landed...in one piece (which isn't totally out of the question) they would certainly be pointing it out to us as another case of America throwing its money around.
I hope the Beagle is successful because I take a science uber alles pov. But you got to admit, it is nice for them to get a taste of their own arrogant medicine from time to time. Newsflash for everyone on the other side of the pond: That brown stuff you pinch out...yeah...it stinks. You all are not gods, not masters of technology, and you screw up stuff all the time, as much if not more than we do. So eat it, try again next time and may science continue to win...
--Joey
And English is not rocket science. ...
THEIR rover... IT'S not
What do Americans learn in school anyway?
You are being a bit naive - the american tendency to willfully sabotage other countrie's projects is well-known. Wouldn't put it past them to have "accidentally" stuck a spanner in the Beagle.
" I hope we can elect someone else this year."
You are hoping in vain and I , among countless others I am sure, will try to make sure your wish doesn't come true.
I will vote for Bush for I think he is a great president.
" and just be happy not for america, but for the world."
Why not ?
God help NASA. First, they can't employ people who can work out the conversions between metric and imperial. Then they employ support lackies who can't spell, "congratulations" properly.
I am sure the author would rather hang out among JPL personell more than sit around and check grammar. He/she was graceful enough to give us a guick update on the experience. Stop complaning or we will get NOTHING next time. I hope they use you for future mission air bags.
Table-ized A.I.
Yeah, yet another example of how Americans are better than the British!
And have the martians think we're sending nukes crashing into their crust?
If Greenpeace wont let you pollute Earth, pollute Mars!
"Give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you." -Nim Chimpsky