Comments on: Dis-Spirit-ed: NASA Concedes Defeat Over Stuck Mars Rover

By: William J Cocchi

William J Cocchi — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:14:47 +0000

Our generation got there its interesting study for FUTURE rescue teams it will keep there minds clean with good intentions . To study ways to be helpful. I am keep my mind occupyed with DRAFTING plans to Build Portable Homes deleverable by Heliocopter there called “PORT o PODs” and can deliver FRESH WATER to the International Space Station so CREWS do not have to Drink Distilled “URINE” and When the PODs are Emptyed they can be “CUSTOMIZED into LIVING QUARTERS thats the FAR OUT plan the SIMPLAFIED plan is just to build my own EARTY Lining Qoarters to share with somebody (FEMALE) who we can relate to each other very Tough to do Like figurering how to get ROVER BACK TO EARTH one thought its a VETERIAN thats needs help

By: Mikey G

Mikey G — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:56:44 +0000

The Next Rover should have a winch enabled with some sort of grappling hook connected to it. That way, they can rotate it around like a turret of a cannon, and fire it off in the distance and try to pull itself out that way. Just like we have on our Jeeps and 4 wheelers. I bet it would work.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:41:41 +0000

That’s hilarious, Troy. I kind of feel bad for the bugger though. It’s like having the hero who’s survived so much, only to get killed by some insignificant thing. Maybe Nick’s right though, maybe we should just send another robot. Call it the Trojan Horse.

By: Ron Bennett

Ron Bennett — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:52:54 +0000

After following the MER rovers, Opportunity and Spirit, for over six years and making over 4,000 color images from the raw images beamed down to NASA JPL, see some of them here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/shineinnovations

Today’s announcement was a strange turn of events I was just talking about how well they done over the last several Sol’s. It is kind of sad seeing Spirit in the condition it is in however within the last 3 sols, 3 Martian days, I thought they made real progress. For 8 months Spirit didn’t move an inch and for the last several sol’s Spirit moved quit a bit.

Look at the progress they made In this time lapse movie here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS_ywUyiHvY

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:45:40 +0000

Feh! Never concede defeat! If one robot breaks down… send another to fix it!

I mean, I realize how unrealistic that is, but imagine how bad-a$$ NASA would look if they could pull that off.

Or at the very least, put it up on blocks and stick a couch next to it and do a “You might be a redneck if…”

As a precautionary future measure, they should build the rovers so if the wheel don’t move, they can lift their legs a bit and “walk” out of sticky situations. Or put an arm on the bottom to help propel it or somethin.