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Mars Rover Rolls And Turns

Posted by timothy on from the now-make-it-beg dept.

hcg50a writes "MSNBC reports that overnight, 'the golfcart-sized rover cut the final cord tying it to the landing platform that it came in on 10 days ago, then backed up about 10 inches (25 centimeters) and turned 45 degrees. These were the first maneuvers planned in preparation for having Spirit roll 10 feet (3 meters) down a ramp onto the Martian surface on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.' The NASA Mars rover website has complete animations from numerous cameras of the 45-degree turn. Driver training was never this cool!"

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  1. Am I the only one? by eclectro · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seriously, call me when the rover is "on the ground" , trying to find signs of water.

    Nothing that they are doing now, i.e. preparation for egress, really isn't news.

    I'm tired of hearing that the rover has "moved 10 inches" on its pad or "turned" on its pad. What makes that "special".

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    Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
    1. Re:Am I the only one? by eclectro · · Score: 0, Troll


      Anyway you look at it, it's still a glorified RC car.

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      Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
  2. Re:linux at nasa by mahdi13 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Linux? It looks like Windows 3.1 to me...

    Or Gnome in Red Hat 5.2!

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    "Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Ralph Hodgson