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Mars Rover Opportunity Working Free

Posted by Zonk on from the go-little-explorer-go dept.

VernonNemitz writes "As previously reported, the Mars rover Opportunity ran into more sand (or finer material) than it was designed to handle. While initial attempts to escape may not have accomplished much, the most recent efforts seem to imply that the plucky machine is going to succeed at getting away."

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  1. Plucky... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What is this "p" luck of which you speak, and how does it vary from regular luck?

  2. Frist Prost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Really?

  3. Not First by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This can't be the first post.

  4. I knew it would make it by multi-flavor-geek · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yippee to the Mars rover, and the Scientists who are finally getting the oportunity to go off-roading.
    Although I am torn because now we are leaving tire tracks across yet abother unspoiled landscape, ignore that, I am just a dirty hippy.
    It is good to see science progressing, and NASA finally getting a break. Maybe with this success we can finally quit blowing up countries and move some of our federal budget to science so we can remain the most advance country in the world for a little longer.

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  5. News? by acherrington · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So, the fact it is still stuck, remains stuck, and might get free is news? Is it a really slow news day, or are we bringing back the free beer friday of the dot com era? I just wanna know, cause I got a great hat that houses 2 beers I wanna bring back too!

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