OMG! Lego technology on Mars

[DrPizza]

I just grabbed the picture for my kids of the dvd on mars with their names on it (and many of ours, as well as anandtech)

I noticed that the fasteners holding the dvd seem to be, could they be... Legos?

http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/2003/disk.htm

 

[TechnoKid]

They are legos

 

[Evadman]

My name is on that

 

[Yzzim]

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer2004/rover-images/jan-08-2004/captions/image-4.html

This DVD carries nearly 4 million names collected by NASA in the "Send Your Name to Mars" project. At the center of the DVD is a Lego "astrobot" minifigure that allows children to follow the mission via the astrobot diaries of Biff Starling and Sandy Moondust. Children can also decode the hidden message in the black dashes around the edges of the DVD. Magnets on the outer edge of the DVD will also collect dust for student analysis. The DVD was provided and supported by the Planetary Society, the LEGO Company, Visionary Products, Inc., Plasmon OMS and the Danish magnet team.

 

[nanyangview]

have they managed to get the thing moving? or it is still stuck on the ramp?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Evadman
My name is on that

Same here

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: nanyangview
have they managed to get the thing moving? or it is still stuck on the ramp?

I think it's still stuck nanyangview.

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/home/index.html

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Evadman
My name is on that

Same here

Same here.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Dat be pretty diesel