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In about 8 months I will know...

mean dad said:
Dude, I've been prattling on about this for days. It fucking amazes me, and a lot of people are rather ambivalent. Kinda bummed me out the other night, I was getting excited talking about it and realized a few people were looking at me like I was talking about my dreams of being an astronaut or something, like I was talking nonsense.
We shot an arrow into the sky and hit motherfucking Mars, man. And we have an autonomous robot car checking shit out.

Unbelievable.
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I got a book called "Packing for Mars" you'd probably like to read. Puts a few things in perspective about a trip that long for people.
 
mean dad said:
Dude, I've been prattling on about this for days. It fucking amazes me, and a lot of people are rather ambivalent. Kinda bummed me out the other night, I was getting excited talking about it and realized a few people were looking at me like I was talking about my dreams of being an astronaut or something, like I was talking nonsense.
We shot an arrow into the sky and hit motherfucking Mars, man. And we have an autonomous robot car checking shit out.

Unbelievable.
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its one of the most amazing and complex things humanity has ever done, and most people care more about the kardashians...

scientific exploration, space exploration, theortical physics, artistic creation, these are the most important aspects of humanity but people rarely give a damn
 
Hi all. I was thinking of going and watching the meteor showers after the Toby Keith/BG concert on Sunday. I have to ride from Skyline to Oakland anyway, so is there already a ride/meetup planned for a Perseid Meteor Shower watching? Thanks! -Sal.
 
kevin 714 said:
its one of the most amazing and complex things humanity has ever done, and most people care more about the kardashians...

scientific exploration, space exploration, theortical physics, artistic creation, these are the most important aspects of humanity but people rarely give a damn
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only the ones that don't have their lobes connected properly..

Thank goodness some do.!

Congrats Mike!.. Rocks!
 
Terrain looks perfect for dirt bikes. We ought to designate the whole planet as an OHV park. With 1/3 of earth's gravity, can you imagine the hang time off jumps?
 
hyperdookie said:
Just change the topic to the iPhone 5. That'll perk em' right up and salvage the conversation.
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:laughing I'll try to remember this.

MrIncredible said:
I got a book called "Packing for Mars" you'd probably like to read. Puts a few things in perspective about a trip that long for people.
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Interested. I'll contact Henderson Logistics for transportation.
 
ScorpioVI said:
Terrain looks perfect for dirt bikes. We ought to designate the whole planet as an OHV park. With 1/3 of earth's gravity, can you imagine the hang time off jumps?
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Electric bikes only, unless you're packing oxygen. Still sounds awesome. :party
 
Mike, I told Ms. W. your story today re: the wheels. She was super stoked for you! Then I told her about the Mast Cam thingie. She was uber-jazzed over that, knowing that she too has hardware toodling around Mars! :thumbup:thumbup
 
So now we know what happened to Georg Heinrich, who disappeared on his 'round the world ride back in 2009. He was last seen in the desert near area 51. At least we know how far he got.
 

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I can't believe how quickly the time has passed. Looks like your baby arrived right on schedule.
 
time for a software update millions of miles away with the world watching, no pressure!

"We need to take a whole series of steps to make that software active," said Steve Scandore, a senior flight software engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "You have to imagine that if something goes wrong with this, it could be the last time you hear from the rover."

"It has to work," he told Computerworld. "You don't' want to be known as the guy doing the last activity on the rover before you lose contact."
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gnahc79 said:
time for a software update millions of miles away with the world watching, no pressure!
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Sounds like a job for

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900ss said:
Mike, I told Ms. W. your story today re: the wheels. She was super stoked for you! Then I told her about the Mast Cam thingie. She was uber-jazzed over that, knowing that she too has hardware toodling around Mars! :thumbup:thumbup
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Ken, you are being too modest. If you have any pics of the MASTCAM housing post em up. Hell I would geek out over just the prints.

Basically all the bad ass images we are going to see from MARS are being looked through a part that Ken and the guys at my new place of employment, RWI, produced.

In this tread I have tried to make sure and give props to EVERYONE that is involved in this project. I was involved in one small slice of a huge pie. All the contractors, sub contractors, engineers, designers and everyone I am forgetting about who made this vehicle, worked so hard to get this right. So far, it has been flawless. That teamwork is a reflection of this country's best attributes. This project is such a concrete example of people pulling together to accomplish something great. That is what pumps me up so much about this whole experience. I know that sounds kinda corny. Fuck it, corny got us to MARS bitches!!!
 
Between Curiosity and the Olympics I have been saved from death by boredom while the knee slowly heals.

THanks for all the links and the conversation. Fascinating stuff.

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Unbelievably fucking cool. I can't imagine how stoked I would be so see a physical thing that I built driving around on another planet. :hail
 
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