Mars rover in deep sh1t

[HomeBrewerDude]

NASA Blog

Link

pics

UPDATE:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/pressreleases/20050606a.html
:beer:
picture

 

[Patt]

Cool, thanks for the link.

 

[SaltBoy]

Geez, those things are still kickin' around? Amazing!

 

[gshock888]

NASA will shut down soon.
America is more interested in oil and worldwide domination than deep space exploration

:hides in flameproof suit;

 

[hevnsnt]

Man from those pics, I am not optimistic that it will get out!

 

[loic2003]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
Man from those pics, I am not optimistic that it will get out!

I recon it'll be possible; they'll have to try dodgy tricks just as you do in a real car, eg reversing up steep hills, etc.

Having said that, how good are nerds at off-road driving?

I'd love to be working on that mission.

 

[Eli]

It's still amazing to think that we have these little machines off exploring a completely different planet...

It's absolutely amazing that they've lasted this long..

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Here are some landscape shots from the Panorama camera a day or two before the rover got into trouble.

day 463

 

[Kremlar]

Just gun it.

 

[frankie38]

stop babying these rovers. revv up the engine and drop the clutch!

 

[JulesMaximus]

There's sh!t on Mars?

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: gshock888
NASA will shut down soon.
America is more interested in oil and worldwide domination than deep space exploration

:hides in flameproof suit;

Except for a couple of Northeast States and California, it is all Red States participating and receiving the Federal dollars and is likely to stay that way while at least for the next 3 years.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Kremlar
Just gun it.

Originally posted by: frankie38
stop babying these rovers. revv up the engine and drop the clutch!

They tried that, that is how it got stuck up past it's axles to begin with.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: frankie38
stop babying these rovers. revv up the engine and drop the clutch!

Yeah, that'll get you out of snow/mud/soft dirt.. lol

More like dig you in farther.

 

[T3C]

its screwed.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: gshock888
NASA will shut down soon.
America is more interested in oil and worldwide domination than deep space exploration

:hides in flameproof suit;

Except for a couple of Northeast States and California, it is all Red States participating and receiving the Federal dollars and is likely to stay that way while at least for the next 3 years.

That wouldn't have anything to do with those states being closer to the equator would it?

Anyways, NASA/space exp. will get a shot in the arm when they start getting military funding.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

1) Bring in some rednecks
2) Rebuild NASA's control over the vehicle into steering wheel and gas pedal
3) Buy some Hamm's and Coors
4) ...
5) PROFIT!

 

[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: gshock888
NASA will shut down soon.
America is more interested in oil and worldwide domination than deep space exploration

:hides in flameproof suit;

first god, now the US??

Yer just askin for it...

 

[91TTZ]

That's what you get for letting some nerds in sunny California trying to get a vehicle unstuck. Even a 75 year old grandma in the Northeast knows how to get unstuck from snow/mud.

 

[PingSpike]

What the hell are they doing? Have the rover get a couple boards and stick them under the tires! They're just making it worse!

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: gshock888
NASA will shut down soon.
America is more interested in oil and worldwide domination than deep space exploration

:hides in flameproof suit;

Worldwide domination rules!

 

[jagec]

Try rocking it!

 

[Papagayo]

Do you guys see a hand coming out of the sand on the 4th picture?

 

[Scarpozzi]

If they knew they were sendin' the rover muddin', why didn't they give it some decent tires.

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
If they knew they were sendin' the rover muddin', why didn't they give it some decent tires.

thats what i was wondering, doesn't look like they have a whole lot of tred on them (the ones that are on the rover)