EPTWell, NASA built it to last 2 years. So expect it to stop around a decade from now after another NASA project outlives itself four times over. When they build anything they mean it to last.
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Sikly
United States413 Posts
Well, NASA built it to last 2 years. So expect it to stop around a decade from now after another NASA project outlives itself four times over. When they build anything they mean it to last. | ||
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YoucriedWolf
Sweden1456 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:47 DMXD wrote: humanity have so much potential. Next up, terraforming Mars! edits | ||
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Ksquared
United States1748 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:48 SafeAsCheese wrote: It's a bigger deal for US though because NASA needed a success. True. Hopefully this will bump up their budget. | ||
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MusicalPulse
United States162 Posts
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S:klogW
Austria657 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:45 Tewks44 wrote: it would still be totally worth it. I'd rather pay for some exploration than for a tank that may or may not accidentally destroy someone's home in the middle east. What about for education and healthcare? I am excited as anyone in the Command room about this, but I feel there is not much significant knowledge we can gain with this doing this now. Perhaps a decade or so after when technology is more advanced then it would be more justifiable. But I'm a science junkie, so anything for science! | ||
imallinson
United Kingdom3482 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:47 icydergosu wrote: I wonder how much money NASA could raise through kickstarter (during such can do times) ^_^ No where near enough to actually do anything. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory "The total cost of the MSL project is about US$2.5 billion." | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
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Snorkels
United States1015 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:42 Tewks44 wrote: yup, the only reason we landed this rover was so it could take a couple of blurry pics within 30 secs of landing. After that we cut off all communications. I like you. Oh god on one stream they were talking hypothetical of a negative landing and the concensus was the budget would likely be reabsorbed into debt payment rather than redirected into NSF. This was perfect. I think the data transfer rate is the limiting factor as limited time exists with the Rover in transmission range today. After this, it's just a matter of time and these tools will indeed be utilized. | ||
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Tewks44
United States2032 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:49 imallinson wrote: No where near enough to actually do anything. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory "The total cost of the MSL project is about US$2.5 billion." Which the U.S. Military spends in less than a fortnight. | ||
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Onlinejaguar
Australia2823 Posts
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odder
United States405 Posts
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~ava
Canada378 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:47 DDie wrote: I'm the only one who tis baffled for nasa to party like its new year's eve? Sure, be happy for it, but 15 minutes of hugging and screaming and shit is fucking weird, shouldn't they have mad amounts of data to go throught, you know, do science? Working on something for 8 years, 12 hours a day... you get pretty attached. Babies only take 9 months to make and look how nuts people go over those? Cut the engineers some slack. | ||
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Tewks44
United States2032 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:49 S:klogW wrote: What about for education and healthcare? I am excited as anyone in the Command room about this, but I feel there is not much significant knowledge we can gain with this doing this now. Perhaps a decade or so after when technology is more advanced then it would be more justifiable. But I'm a science junkie, so anything for science! yeah, you do bring up some good points, but like you said, anything for science! haha | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:47 DDie wrote: I'm the only one baffled for nasa to party like its new year's eve? Sure, be happy for it, but 15 minutes of hugging and screaming and shit is fucking weird, shouldn't they have mad amounts of data to go throught, you know, do science? This was the part where we find out whether or not we threw 2 billion dollars down the drain. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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imallinson
United Kingdom3482 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:50 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Which the U.S. Military spends in less than a fortnight. That's just depressing  | ||
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Irrelevant Label
United States596 Posts
On August 06 2012 14:47 DDie wrote: I'm the only one who tis baffled for nasa to party like its new year's eve? Sure, be happy for it, but 15 minutes of hugging and screaming and shit is fucking weird, shouldn't they have mad amounts of data to go throught, you know, do science? It is the difference between another substantial mission being able to go forward, aka years of their careers, vs. a $2.5 bn pile of wreckage and a terrible bit of PR likely to be a nail in the coffin for their ability to get any reasonable amount of money in the next budget cycle or two. It is worth them being very excited about it. | ||
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SafeAsCheese
United States4924 Posts
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JoeSchmoe
Canada2058 Posts
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