Author Topic: Go Spirit GO!!! (Read 998 times)

hyena426 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 15, 2004, 12:47:58 PM »

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Oh geesh guys, a great scientific acheivement to learn about another planet and you guys are well on the way to make it yet another off-topic political rant.

<~~very well put lepaul,, ya seems like any time anyone mentions space rovers,,,they start talking about starving people,,,,world is a bad place,,and i dout stopping the missions to mars would help starving people,,the money would just go into spying on are own people,,or into the pockets of wealthy people who dont need it in the first place

its cool to see the surface of a planet you may never set foot on,,i heard the plan to fly a remote controlled air plane threw the 300 mile deep canons<~~now that would be a site too see for sure:)

Octavius · « **Reply #16 on:** January 15, 2004, 12:49:42 PM »

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Originally posted by hyena426
its cool to see the surface of a planet you may never set foot on,,i heard the plan to fly a remote controlled air plane threw the 300 mile deep canons<~~now that would be a site too see for sure:)

that was actually supposed to take place on the the Centennial of Flight - it was cancelled of course

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2004, 12:51:22 PM »

That would be pretty incredible to build an aircraft for a planet with a totally different atmosphere and gravity, and have the thing fly well on the first try. Awesome.

Furball · « **Reply #18 on:** January 15, 2004, 12:54:31 PM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
That would be pretty incredible to build an aircraft for a planet with a totally different atmosphere and gravity, and have the thing fly well on the first try. Awesome.

niki could do it np.

LePaul · « **Reply #19 on:** January 15, 2004, 04:09:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Octavius
I second that motion. go away

Aside from the mass media news, are there any websites out there dedicated to this mission? Any NASA journals? I'd like to be informed of specifically what the rover is doing... what its testing, where it's going and stuff - and possibly what it finds, even if it's minor. Best way is to call someone from the control room - lol

Oct

Space.Com has outstanding coverage, images, etc

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #20 on:** January 15, 2004, 04:42:43 PM »

I know the answer to getting those people food and water.

Problem is, the only worthwhile answer - no one who desires luxuries (virtually every American and European) will like the answer.

Everyone with the same quality of life - shelter, food and water.

Star Trek has answers to everything in life.

Besides, we need space exploration so I can get the hell away from all of you dirty scumbags.
-SW

Cherlie · « **Reply #21 on:** January 15, 2004, 10:34:09 PM »

Here's a thought.

If we are able to send a romote control car to mars, then maybe the UFO's are some other lifeform flying their remote control airplanes into your planet?

I think I gotta get some more of what I'm drinking *burp*

CB

hyena426 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 15, 2004, 11:08:37 PM »

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that was actually supposed to take place on the the Centennial of Flight - it was cancelled of course

aww really? that sure would of been a cool too see how a plane would handle in the mars air:)

Lizking · « **Reply #23 on:** January 15, 2004, 11:52:37 PM »

Hey, Funked, the fact is that they, a) fired a mechanical rocket and put the vehicle in orbit(Flew pretty well there, eh?) around a distant planet, b) dropped an aircraft into the atmosphere of that planet and landed it(pretty good flying there, too, eh), and c) didn't "break the egg", that is to say, the rover is, well, roving.

Godzilla · « **Reply #24 on:** January 15, 2004, 11:59:39 PM »

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We need answers here on planet earth? yea right... the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer...

WTG! Nasa.

I get it, NASA causes people to be poor.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 16, 2004, 12:01:07 AM »

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Originally posted by Lizking
Hey, Funked, the fact is that they, a) fired a mechanical rocket and put the vehicle in orbit(Flew pretty well there, eh?) around a distant planet, b) dropped an aircraft into the atmosphere of that planet and landed it(pretty good flying there, too, eh), and c) didn't "break the egg", that is to say, the rover is, well, roving.

I meant to say airplane, bad habit I have.

Godzilla · « **Reply #26 on:** January 16, 2004, 12:02:46 AM »

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Originally posted by Cherlie
Here's a thought.

If we are able to send a romote control car to mars, then maybe the UFO's are some other lifeform flying their remote control airplanes into your planet?

I think I gotta get some more of what I'm drinking *burp*

CB

who's we? Americians sent the probes that actually worked on Mars.....starting in 1976......America is a great land indeed.

Executor · « **Reply #27 on:** January 16, 2004, 12:06:44 AM »

And the rockets used to get Spirit there never "flew."

Mars' atmosphere is so thin, actually flying with a wing structure would prove mighty difficult. But, I'm pretty sure the conditions could be duplicated for testing on earth. It would be interesting to try it.

Tuomio · « **Reply #28 on:** January 16, 2004, 02:49:26 AM »

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And the rockets used to get Spirit there never "flew."

Mars' atmosphere is so thin, actually flying with a wing structure would prove mighty difficult. But, I'm pretty sure the conditions could be duplicated for testing on earth. It would be interesting to try it.

It would take helluva big wings to create enough lift. Martian atmosphere is 0,02bar methinks.

Maniac · « **Reply #29 on:** January 16, 2004, 03:06:44 AM »

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I get it, NASA causes people to be poor.

No, that would be capitalism.