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Mars Rover Breaks Free

Posted by Zonk on from the yay-NASA dept.

QuantumFTL writes "According to an MSNBC story Opportunity, the same rover that scored an interplanetary hole-in-one, has broken free of an interplanetary sand trap. The MER science operations mailing list was abuzz this morning with the news, as soon as the first rear hazcam image indicating success came down. Engineers were praised for working long nights and weekends to make this extrication possible. Good job, NASA!"

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  1. Frist psot! by mobby_6kl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This would have been a first post, but my packets got stuck in the router dunes and only now managed to free themselves!

  2. Ot: nice Google ad, heh. by Bender+Unit+22 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Me thinks it needs some fine tuning. Unless I have misunderstood the whole Red Hat thing.
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  3. Re:What this proves out is.. by typical · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why would you credit Bush with this mission? What did he have to do with it?

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  4. Re:How they did it by sherpajohn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am curious - did you do it so you could read it in the mirror, or so someone looking at your chest could read it? What tool do you use? A ballpoint (or fountain) pen, or perhaps a nice chisel from Lee Valley - http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=4603 5&cat=1,41504 or maybe even a tool designed for leather - http://www.loonfeatherleather.com/Product.taf?_fun ction=detail&_ID=402 ???

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