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Sad robot news :(
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:00 am
by Scaramouche
NEVER before has a string of ones and zeroes been so emotional.
The Mars Phoenix Lander today announced the end of its five-month mission with a cryptic message on Twitter, sparking a wave of heartfelt replies written in computer language.
"01010100 01110010 01101001 01110101 01101101 01110000 01101000 <3," read the final post on the MarsPhoenix Twitter account.
The message, written in binary, translates to "Triumph", with a "heart" emoticon at the end.
It is believed Phoenix is now frozen somewhere near the north pole of Mars without enough sunlight to power itself.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24 ... 09,00.html
Re: Sad robot news :(
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:09 am
by Don Alexander
*vaguely blinks into existence*
Phoenix, you will be missed. You came, you saw, you dug.
And why must I think of WALL E??
*shifts orthogonally to reality again*
Re: Sad robot news :(
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:55 am
by midgetshrimp
So that's where Phoenix has been these past few days. Why didn't you tell us, Phoenix? We... we could have saved you...
Re: Sad robot news :(
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:10 am
by Peppercat
<3
[LMAO! @ midgetshrimp]
Re: Sad robot news :(
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:12 pm
by Don Alexander
The Mars Science Laboratory has been
delayed for two years...
Delays, delays, delays. How I hates them!!
Re: Sad robot news :(
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:24 pm
by Bear
THREADLICHE! Necro-biblio-phile!
Re: Sad robot news :(
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:36 pm
by Don Alexander
Hey, I was on topic.
Perhaps some forumites want to discuss a bit of science too.
Re: Sad robot news :(
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:59 pm
by LadySheDevil
That's... Both sad and adorable...
Re: Sad robot news :(
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 3:33 pm
by Don Alexander
Here's to
that Spirit!!!
The first of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit, celebrates its 5th year on Mars today!!!
It has exceeded its planned mission lifetime (3 months) by a factor of 20!!!!
Opportunity will celebrate on the 25th.
