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Spirit Rover Reaches Safety

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the go-little-buddy-go dept.

dylanduck writes "Good news for rover fans - Spirit is safe for the winter. It had been heading for a north-tilting spot to make sure its solar panels got enough sunlight during the imminent winter to survive, when a sand trap appeared. But, despite its busted wheel, it scooted round and is now sitting pretty. From the article: 'We've got a safe rover,' says principal investigator Steve Squyres. 'That's huge news for us.'"

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  1. thank goodness by dotpavan · · Score: 4, Funny
    ..Spirit is safe for the winter..

    I was really getting worried about my winter supply! :P

  2. Just in time! by GillBates0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I go get my (well-deserved) Monday evening 6 pack of beer without a twinge of guilt. Way to go Rover.

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  3. I hope it works better than... by sdo1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... the windows "hibernate" feature.

    "Ok... wake up"

    "I'm sorry Dave. Everything you were working on is know kaput and I've forgotten about everything that you were doing. By the way, where did that network connection go?"

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  4. Never play the odds! by MudButt · · Score: 4, Funny

    AHH! Damn rover cost me 20G's! My bookie's gunna break my legs...

    Las Vegas Releases Odds For Mars Probe Trifecta-of-Failure

    1. Re:Never play the odds! by ptomblin · · Score: 4, Funny

      He's already broken one of Spirit's.

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  5. Re:Amazing by PeelBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    They sure as hell lasted a lot longer than any radio controlled toy I ever owned

  6. Martian Golfers? by ToxikFetus · · Score: 4, Funny

    So NASA drove Spirit into a sand trap? The last time I drove a golf cart into a sand trap, I got my ass banned from the local links.

  7. This just in by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Funny

    The busted wheel has been confirmed as a design flaw, and the manufacturers sub contracted by NASA, Martian Rovers R' Us have issued an immediate recall of all rovers. DHL are expected to pick Spirit up tomorrow for refurbishment.

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  8. Re:Tough decisions by tktk · · Score: 4, Funny
    We're right here, you ugly bag of mostly-water.

    Slows what yu know.

    I'm nostly ful of alochol.

  9. Re: Amazing by shigelojoe · · Score: 5, Funny

    My guess is that NASA mixed up metric days and imperial days when they were making their lifetime estimates.

  10. Wouldn't it be nice.... by p51d007 · · Score: 4, Funny

    if ALL of NASA worked as well as the Mars rovers?