02-13-2019, 07:32 PM
#1
Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
NASA's Opportunity Mars rover sends it's final message
Quote:
“My battery is low and it’s getting dark.”
Quote:
NASA's Opportunity Mars rover was built to operate for just 90 days, but kept going for 15 years.
The solar-powered rover was, in the end, doomed by a ferocious dust storm.
Flight controllers tried numerous times to make contact, and sent one final series of recovery commands Tuesday night along with one last wake-up song, Billie Holiday's "I'll Be Seeing You," in a somber exercise that brought tears to team members' eyes. There was no response from space, only silence.
Very cool story.
https://abc7chicago.com/science/my-b...tists/5137455/
__________________
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to transplant99 For This Useful Post:
The Following 17 Users Say Thank You to Fuzz For This Useful Post:
4X4 ,
BeltlineFan ,
Cheese ,
Cole436 ,
CrunchBite ,
DownInFlames ,
KTrain ,
Nyah ,
rayne008 ,
redflamesfan08 ,
Rhettzky ,
ricosuave ,
Scroopy Noopers ,
Slacker ,
spuzzum ,
WhiteTiger ,
wwkayaker
02-13-2019, 07:49 PM
#3
Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
The little rover that could. Deserves a rest
02-13-2019, 08:31 PM
#4
Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
Hope I'm still alive for the day that a human discovers this on martian soil
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Tyler For This Useful Post:
02-13-2019, 09:26 PM
#5
Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Tyler
Hope I'm still alive for the day that a human discovers this on martian soil
As long as it's not Matt Damon
The Following User Says Thank You to afc wimbledon For This Useful Post:
02-13-2019, 09:26 PM
#6
Franchise Player
What a testament to engineering. I hope we're able to recover it some day.
The Following User Says Thank You to WhiteTiger For This Useful Post:
02-13-2019, 09:48 PM
#7
Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
“Pluto’s still a planet, #######s!”
__________________
If you don't pass this sig to ten of your friends, you will become an Oilers fan.
02-13-2019, 09:52 PM
#8
Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Spartanville
"My battery is low and it's getting dark."
The Following 10 Users Say Thank You to Bagor For This Useful Post:
The Following 11 Users Say Thank You to Knut For This Useful Post:
Barnet Flame ,
BeltlineFan ,
brocoli ,
btimbit ,
Cheese ,
Nyah ,
redflamesfan08 ,
Slacker ,
verda13 ,
Weitz ,
WhiteTiger
02-14-2019, 07:20 AM
#10
Franchise Player
nicely played. even though this was tagged i opened it at work and it made me laugh. hard.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Bagor
"My battery is low and it's getting dark."
__________________
If I do not come back avenge my death
The Following User Says Thank You to Northendzone For This Useful Post:
02-14-2019, 08:07 AM
#11
Franchise Player
A neat overview of the totality of what Opportunity did
VIDEO
The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to WhiteTiger For This Useful Post:
02-14-2019, 09:08 AM
#12
Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
If you ever are in Pasadena (LA), I highly recommend going on a tour of JPL.
Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 06:42 PM .