chim Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 great job NASA, billions of dollars to touch down on a lifeless rock. we should all explore inner space instead and become enlightened and have world peace, together forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 it'll be some shitty little bacteria that won't impress anyone, though. I don't know. Finding that there is some form of life on TWO planets in the SAME system makes the odds of life in the universe that much higher. And a reminder, NASA's budget ~$20 billion, the London Olympics ~$15 billion. And this whole mission ~17% of the London Olympics budget. It's all about priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 There's Spirit and Opportunity; Spirit is the one that got stuck in the dirt, Opportunity is still knocking about though Are there any other rovers from non-US countries? what about the pathfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Didn't you see James Bond push the Queen out of a plane? Much more impressive than firing some K'nex into space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanyo Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 great job NASA, billions of dollars to touch down on a lifeless rock. we should all explore inner space instead and become enlightened and have world peace, together forever. It's hard to know whether it will be useful or not, but most big discoveries that actually do impact life come from exploring, and you're not necessarily going to be able to tell beforehand. Didn't you see James Bond push the Queen out of a plane? Much more impressive than firing some K'nex into space. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirch Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 New pictures are dumb though lol. Can't wait for the real ones. Why will we have to wait days/weeks? :) so they can edit them? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirch Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 'they' have never said it officially, in an official statement to the world, 'Yo, s'up, we're not alone, dawgs'. obviously that's what i mean by "go public". ...and it will ignite a war to end all wars, and the human race... 1. there is no 'they.' 2. the people working on space exploration are scientists, they will not say they have found anything until there is sufficient evidence. *done talking about aliens* this is from the nice links thread and is pretty awesome (thx to flurobox!): http://mars.jpl.nasa...ty/index-2.html thanks for that! *jots it down* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirch Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Didn't you see James Bond push the Queen out of a plane? Much more impressive than firing some K'nex into space. lol lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 great job NASA, billions of dollars to touch down on a lifeless rock. we should all explore inner space instead and become enlightened and have world peace, together forever. please tell me you're joking, chimera. i like you very much, and i know you are aware of the fact that enlightenment and peace cannot be bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 All these rover missions and not one named "Red Rover" yet. What's up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 great job NASA, billions of dollars to touch down on a lifeless rock. we should all explore inner space instead and become enlightened and have world peace, together forever. please tell me you're joking, chimera. i like you very much, and i know you are aware of the fact that enlightenment and peace cannot be bought. Seriously, and someone already pointed out that costly explorations of desolate deserts in a futile quest for signs of life is ongoing here on Earth: Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 2012 -> black and white pictures?! I came in here to say exactly this. wtf? i don't know the equipments characteristics and limits, and neither the weather conditions at the time of the photo, so i am speaking in ignorance. i just thought it is weird that in the 70's we had this and in 2012 we have this Not to nitpic, as it's been addressed already, but the color pic is from Mars Pathfinder, so it's late 90s. This is a better example of a Viking pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 *complains about black and white photos.* *collects unemployment benefit money* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 no wait, this is the first instagram photo from the Curiosity rover, my mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I never imagined to come across so much complaining in regards to space exploration on an idm forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 who's complaining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest placidburp Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://mitchmurder.bandcamp.com/album/mars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirch Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://mitchmurder.b....com/album/mars ^ best post yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaarg Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 great job NASA, billions of dollars to touch down on a lifeless rock. we should all explore inner space instead and become enlightened and have world peace, together forever. I'm with you. I's like a child playing with a brand new toy while his neighbor is chasing rats for fun and food. Inner space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 View from MRO during the parachute phase: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd syside Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 In a few years: Excited to see what we find with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest sirch Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 why can't they ever manage to land something in the middle of one of the Martian Cities? why always in the middle of nowhere... !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hautlle Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 In a few years: Excited to see what we find with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 space make me horny rong time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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