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Offline rpm

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Jade Rabbit bids world a fond adieu
« on: January 27, 2014, 05:12:47 PM »

Looks like China's lunar probe has had a major malfunction.
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"The bad news is, I was supposed to go to sleep this morning, but before I went to sleep, my masters found some mechanical control abnormalities," said an anthropomorphic Jade Rabbit posting on Sina Weibo, reports Phys.Org.

"Some parts of my body won't listen to their commands. Now my masters are hard at work thinking of ways to fix me… Even so, I know that it's possible I won’t be able to endure this night," the post said.

"I originally thought I could hop around up here for three months ... but if this trip is to end prematurely, I'm not afraid. Whether or not they can fix me, I know that my breakdown can provide my masters with a lot of valuable information and experience," the post said.

"I'll tell everyone a little secret," it added. "I'm actually not that sad. I'm just in my own adventure story, and like any protagonist, I encountered a bit of a problem. Goodnight, Earth. Goodnight, humans."
http://news.discovery.com/space/chinas-jade-rabbit-lunar-lander-may-be-out-of-luck-140127.htm
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Offline ozrocker

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Re: Jade Rabbit bids world a fond adieu
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2014, 05:19:02 PM »
What, did their movie set lease expire?


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Offline BluBerry

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Re: Jade Rabbit bids world a fond adieu
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2014, 05:50:46 PM »
What, did their movie set lease expire?


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