The big surprise is how *well* it's been operating until now. A quote in this Planetary Society article (emphasis mine):
"based on Pathfinder experience and on what the people who had worked Viking and other Mars missions had to say, we [figured] one in every three days something will go wrong...Today we're 17 for 18 and that makes me very proud and surprises me a little bit." -Jennifer Trosper, Spirit mission manager
I propose that a large piece of wood that everyone can reach (and produces a satisfying "knock" sound) be available at the next press briefing.
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"based on Pathfinder experience and on what the people who had worked Viking and other Mars missions had to say, we [figured] one in every three days something will go wrong ...Today we're 17 for 18 and that makes me very proud and surprises me a little bit." -Jennifer Trosper, Spirit mission manager
I propose that a large piece of wood that everyone can reach (and produces a satisfying "knock" sound) be available at the next press briefing.
Hey, next time put a spoiler alert up there! I wanted to see if the end of the world was going to arrive...o well, no suprises for tonight.