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    Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...

    The NASA Spirit Rover Lives!

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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    11/16/09

    In reply to Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...
    This sounds like a job for SPACEBAT! #space
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    Image of PotteryBarnClearanceSale PotteryBarnClearanceSale
    11/15/09

    In reply to Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...
    Even if this fails, it isn't a loss since both rovers are so far over their expected mission life everything at this point is a bonus.

    The Mars rovers transformed me from a NASA critic to a super supporter. #space
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/14/09

    In reply to Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...
    Awwwwwwwww. The Mars Rovers are the original Wall-Es. #space
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    Image of negated: has star powah negated: has star powah
    11/14/09

    In reply to Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...
    I'm thinking, in this case we have a perfectly good opportunity to take spirit out back like old yeller... #space
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/14/09

    In reply to Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...
    I would have gone with some reverse Springsteen.

    ...Trade in these wheels for some wings... #space
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/14/09

    In reply to Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...
    "I think I can… I think I can… I think I can" #space
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    Image of Calzo Calzo
    11/14/09

    In reply to Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...
    Send Bear Gryls out. He'll survive. #space
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    Image of LeighAegyptus LeighAegyptus
    11/14/09

    @Calzo: I think you meant to say Les "Survivorman" Straub. It'd get crowded in the rocket capsule with all of Bear's camera crew, caterers, handlers, etc.
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    Image of Lengis Lengis
    11/14/09

    @Calzo: Only if there's a hotel nearby. #space
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    Image of Caeruleas Caeruleas
    11/14/09

    @Calzo: Not without his crew.

    Send Les Stroud. #space
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    11/15/08

    In reply to The NASA Spirit Rover Lives!
    Loves me some interplanetary robots.


    Go JPL!

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    Image of Xjep Xjep
    11/14/08

    In reply to The NASA Spirit Rover Lives!
    Why not have the panel at an angle so the sand would fall off
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    Image of Gilbert Tang Jr. Gilbert Tang Jr.
    11/14/08

    @Xjep: Or, you know, windshield wipers.
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    Image of Sean Harrington Sean Harrington
    11/14/08

    In reply to The NASA Spirit Rover Lives!
    Umm, can't they put frikkin' windshield wipers or something on those solar cells? How about a device that moves them vertically (thus collecting less dust), facing the direction most likely to collect the greatest amount of light?


    Or just train it to shake itself from head to toe like a dog does to dry off...

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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    11/14/08

    @Sean Harrington: If the cells were vertical they would have to keep rotating in order to always face the sun. More moving parts = more points of failure. That especially holds true if it had to shake itself. Why not just laminate the rover.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    11/14/08

    @Rabid Penguin: why not laminate the rover? because then it get's the rep of being all into latex and that s&m stuff, and it'll never be able to face its parents again. that's one of the hardest stereotypes for high-grade rovers to shake.
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    11/14/08

    @Anonymoose: That's the question the rover has to answer for itself I guess... either die with dignity, or live with shame. In fact, we should all ask ourselves which we would rather do before walking around in public wrapped in saran wrap.
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    Image of manduvi manduvi
    11/14/08

    In reply to The NASA Spirit Rover Lives!
    let's hope it lives for more years, I love these robots.
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    Image of LiquidGravity LiquidGravity
    11/14/08

    In reply to The NASA Spirit Rover Lives!
    This was a triumph.

    I'm making a note here:

    HUGE SUCCESS.

    It's hard to overstate

    my satisfaction.

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    We do what we must

    because we can.

    For the good of all of us.

    Except the ones who are dead.

    But there's no sense crying

    over every mistake.

    You just keep on trying

    till you run out of cake.

    And the Science gets done.

    And you make a neat gun.

    For the people who are

    still alive.


    I'm not even angry.

    I'm being so sincere right now.

    Even though you broke my heart.

    And killed me.

    And tore me to pieces.

    And threw every piece into a fire.

    As they burned it hurt because

    I was so happy for you!

    Now these points of data

    make a beautiful line.

    And we're out of beta.

    We're releasing on time.

    So I'm glad I got burned.

    Think of all the things we learned

    for the people who are

    still alive.


    Go ahead and leave me.

    I think i prefer to stay inside.

    maybe you'll find someone else

    to help you.

    maybe European Space Agency...

    THAT WAS A JOKE, HA HA, FAT CHANCE.

    Anyway this cake is great.

    It's so delicious and moist

    look at me still talking when there's science to do

    when i look out there

    it makes me glad I'm not you

    I've experiments to run

    there is research to be done

    on the people who are

    still alive.


    and believe me I am still alive

    I'm doing science and I'm still alive

    i feel fantastic and I'm still alive

    while your dying ill be still alive

    and when your dead i will be still alive

    still alive

    still alive

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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    11/14/08

    @LiquidGravity: clever...
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    11/14/08

    In reply to The NASA Spirit Rover Lives!
    Why don't they just design their next rover to be powered off of wind and sand? It can crap out castles as waste.
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