mars spirit rover problems

[ABEL]

it's stopped transmitting i hope nothing's seriously wrong with it and it starts working again

at least the other rover is scheduled to land soon.


http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040122_1102.html


NASA: Spirit Rover Stops Sending Data
NASA Says No Meaningful Data Has Been Transmitted From Spirit Rover From Mars in More Than 24 Hours

The Associated Press


PASADENA, Calif. Jan. 22 ? NASA's Spirit rover stopped transmitting data from the surface of Mars for more than 24 hours, mission members said Thursday.
NASA last heard from Spirit early Wednesday. Since then, it has returned just random, meaningless data and only then sporadically, scientists said. Initially, the scientists said they believed weather problems on Earth caused the glitch. They now said they believe the rover was experiencing hardware or software problems.

 

[nbcrusader]

I hope it is still under warranty....

 

[Cleasai]

I wonder if the Land Rover Dealership has anything to say about this

 

[Salome]

NASA: Spirit Rover Stops Sending Data
NASA Says No Meaningful Data Has Been Transmitted From Spirit Rover From Mars in More Than 24 Hours

that doesn't necessarely mean that it doesn't work anymore though

 

[ABEL]

they said on cnn that they've heard a signal from it which usually indicates major problems. they don't know if it's hardware or software yet.

 

[nbcrusader]

I wonder if the Land Rover Dealership has anything to say about this

Sponsorship of space missions. This could help with the cost of future missions.

 

[U2Kitten]

The Martians took it. They didn't want anyone to see too much!

I have a cat named Spirit. I used to think he was a ghost because he was white and you only got a glimpse of him real fast at night. But after the hurricane he came to stay, he won't leave the yard.

 

[nbcrusader]

Probably a couple of martian teenagers on a joy ride....

 

[zoney!]

I no longer need to go to CNN.com...I can get my news from Interference

The Martians took it. They didn't want anyone to see too much!

YES!

They were afraid the rover might find the "Weapons of Mass Destruction."

They have seen Bush's recent approval ratings, and the martians feared we (as in the inhabitants of the United States of America) might be dumb enough to re-elect him, in turn, sending manned mission to find the "weapons" and steal their oil.

 

[ABEL]

 

[jesseu2]

i think its the weather causing it to not work.

 

[ABEL]

i hope it's a software problem, that would be easier to run diagnostics on and troubleshoot than a hardware problem.

 

[nbcrusader]

Maybe they need to reboot - works for me....

 

[ABEL]

that's always been my motto

when in doubt reboot

 

[oliveu2cm]

I had a dream about this last night

My friend launched a new one and it was surrounded in bubble wrap, and it landed safely (except there were oceans, which in my dream made sense b/c space wasn't air, but all water). I remember thinking how cool it was for her to land the satellite on Mars when no one thought she could.

 

[nbcrusader]

I guess it is now transmitting signals, but at a very low data rate.

 

[DrTeeth]

I think I saw on TV that the radio works but is sending random crap because the Rovers's computer isn't sending data to the radio. Might be a software problem.

I also heard they found water on Mars' southpole!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

welcome to mars!

 

[fah]

Somewhere on Mars there is a car alarm ringing and as usual, the locals are ignoring it.

 

[mikal]

as much as i love the idea of space exploration, part of me, with Bush's announcement that he plans on sending people to mars, wants it to fail, so Bush's plan to get cheap votes falls through. plus, there are many problems on earth that this "space" money could go to.

 

[ABEL]

i just heard on cnn that Spirit's condition has been upgraded from critical to serious *hopeful*

and there's another "opportunity" landing on mars tonite

 

[beli]

I also heard they found water on Mars' southpole!

And the next mission will be to test the theory that 'Mars is Littered With Broken Robots'.

 

[ABEL]

oooh, check out the first color pic from the Opportunity rover. it's kinda big so i'll just post the link. it's worth the look

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20040125a/Pancam_Sol1_Postcard_part.jpg

when you think of it, even with all the problems they've had with these rover missions, isn't it amazing that we can actually look this close at another planet?

 

[WinnieThePoo]

this pic is a very nice and impressive wallpaper

 

[ABEL]

btw, they think they've fixed the mars spirit rover
they say it was a problem with the 'flash memory' and they've been able to bypass that.

 

[ABEL]

the spirit rover sent back a pic today

things are looking better for it

 

[mmmBono]

yay!
guess what, Abel!
i *just* got a telescope!!
it's a Celestron!
cannot wait to use it!! i wanna see mars!
you wanna hear something hilarious? i've been talking daily to mars since August! Stuff like "Hey Marsie!!"

 

[mmmBono]

and the kicker is...is that i can't use the fookin telescope outside where i am.....
it's -20 degrees celcius here and 3+ feet of snow....pretty much the north pole here.

 

[ABEL]

i wish i had a telescope
binoculars work rather nicely tho too

 

[fah]

I cannot get enough of these photos.