Mars Rovers Still Going Strong, Mission Extended

Loconut1389 writes "The Mars rovers' missions have been extended from 90 days to about 250 and have been upgraded with some new software to give them extended single run distances as well as other features. Yahoo has a similar article, also at Reuters. I think it's great that these initially plagued robots are doing more than expected and are still going strong, mostly thanks to engineers figuring out how to make the most of the software and hardware onboard and figuring out how to diagnose an unfunctioning, unresponding machine millions of miles away. The whole project amazes me and I'm happy for NASA to be getting some good news for a change."

Comments

Re:Stuff like this really bugs me.

[Lasuuco Tulkas]

So... why are you wasting time on Slashdot?

Re:It's amazing

[Ilgaz]

Watching blown up mosques etc in Iraq and dead civilians, I don't care a shit about whether you go to Mars or Mercury or even Pluto, I don't respect you.

Also World doesn't.

Poor JFK shouldn't have get killed.

Re:The real problem is ...

[Plugh]

The money comes from the freedom. Liberty is the solution

That's correct. Nobel prize winner Milton Friedman analyzed the relationship in some detail.

And that's why I am a supporter of the Free State Project.

Liberty in our lifetime!