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Mars Landers - Opportunity, Bedrock, Aerosmith?

Posted by simoniker on from the don't-wanna-miss-a-thing dept.

Iphtashu Fitz writes "As was reported last week, the first Mars rover Spirit had some communications problems that the folks at the JPL have finally managed to trace to problems with its flash memory. Reuters is reporting that Opportunity seems to be having some power-related problems, too. It appears a faulty thermostat is turning a heater on overnight without being told to do so. While NASA isn't concerned about the rover overheating, they're exploring the long-term effects of continued power drain on the second rover." The article also notes: "The first three-dimensional, panoramic images beamed back from Opportunity showed an intriguing outcrop of exposed bedrock" - there's now a color version of the same image. Finally, lightwaveman points to the Spaceflight Now status page regarding new priorities for the Mars mission: "The airing of today's Mars rover news conference is being delayed on NASA TV to show the band Aerosmith touring International Space Station Mission Control at Houston's Johnson Space Center."

16 of 351 comments (clear)

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

    oh yeah baby yeah

    1. Re:First Post by nertz_oi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      no no.

      what you have is negative karma.

      uh oh.... :-(

  2. DON'T BE A LIBERAL LOSER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    VOTE BUSH-CHENEY '04

  3. 4th today!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yep, I'm bored here at work -scc

  4. This is a slashdot(tm) Public annonuement. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    BSD is gay! Please moderate up!

  5. Shut up troll. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shut up troll.

  6. YEAH BUT DOES IT RUN... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Lunix?????/ BTW fp

  7. First Post by Excen · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ?????

    Do I have it?

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  8. What is more old and tired? by Viking5150 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What is more old and tired? Aerosmith or the Space Shuttle fleet?

  9. [OT] Re:DON'T BE A LIBERAL LOSER by Black+Parrot · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    > VOTE BUSH-CHENEY '04

    Bush-Cheney: Four More Wars!

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    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  10. submitted to jusesgeeks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Woman shoves crack into her hoo-ha. Ten-hour standoff in hospital ensues

  11. Re:Aerosmith? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    (Score: +5, truth)

  12. A better way to DDOS by Omega1045 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think a better way to DDOS (and more legal) would be to make sure to include the SCO web site in every news story, and all Slashdoters should know to follow it everytime.

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  13. Re:Rock This Way by Penguinshit · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    if that's true, I could pole-vault over her with my boner...

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    I have something in common with Stephen Hawking...

  14. Off Topic and Flame Bait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The powers-that-be at slashdot really need to implement some system that gets these stories out faster.
    I'm trying to offer constructive criticism.
    These are ancient news tidbits.

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

    Please don't feed the trolls. Remember they are just trolls.