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Post by longtom on Feb 23, 2021 16:54:02 GMT -5
You may have seen this video yesterday on the news. Actual video footage of Perseverance landing on Mars. A robotic vehicle landing on the surface of another planet. This is not a movie starring Yoda, this is real-life. So we find ourselves in a world where the following statement is fact: Robotic inter-planetary space travel is a regular occurrence.
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Post by toshtego on Feb 23, 2021 16:59:06 GMT -5
Marvelous achievement.
We have the best Space Nuts on the planet.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Feb 23, 2021 17:00:18 GMT -5
..and yet they couldn't keep the damn power and water on for Texans.
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Post by simnettpratt on Feb 23, 2021 17:53:08 GMT -5
There have been fourteen robots sent to land on Mars, starting in 1971 with the Russians' Mars 2 (it failed on descent and crashed).
Of those fourteen, three transmitted no data (Mars 2 above, NASA's probes in 1999 which crashed, and the UK's Beagle 2 in 2003, which landed safely, but the solar panels failed to deploy).
Three are still operational, all from NASA: 2012's Curiosity, 2018's Insight, and the current Perseverance, which brought the helicopter Ingenuity, which is awaiting deployment.
They are the happiest robots in the galaxy, being the only ones to completely conquer another planet, and if you really think they're up there sniffing rocks and not building their robot army for the return trip, try watching almost any science fiction pic.
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Post by Professor S. on Feb 23, 2021 18:40:38 GMT -5
There have been fourteen robots sent to land on Mars, starting in 1971 with the Russians' Mars 2 (it failed on descent and crashed). Of those fourteen, three transmitted no data ( Mars 2 above, NASA's probes in 1999 which crashed, and the UK's Beagle 2 in 2003, which landed safely, but the solar panels failed to deploy). Three are still operational, all from NASA: 2012's Curiosity, 2018's Insight, and the current Perseverance, which brought the helicopter Ingenuity, which is awaiting deployment. They are the happiest robots in the galaxy, being the only ones to completely conquer another planet, and if you really think they're up there sniffing rocks and not building their robot army for the return trip, try watching almost any science fiction pic. Google and Alexa are SkyNet. Come to find out, they didn't need a conquering robot army; it's been far easier and more profitable to just keep us distracted with internet clickbait, streaming services, and social media to lull us into utter complacency and languid apathy  |
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Post by taiguy66 on Feb 23, 2021 19:06:39 GMT -5
Now you’ve done it! Alexa... attack!
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Post by toshtego on Feb 23, 2021 19:15:35 GMT -5
..and yet they couldn't keep the damn power and water on for Texans. No mystery. Consider who was in charge. LOL! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 23, 2021 19:32:57 GMT -5
There have been fourteen robots sent to land on Mars, starting in 1971 with the Russians' Mars 2 (it failed on descent and crashed). Of those fourteen, three transmitted no data ( Mars 2 above, NASA's probes in 1999 which crashed, and the UK's Beagle 2 in 2003, which landed safely, but the solar panels failed to deploy). Three are still operational, all from NASA: 2012's Curiosity, 2018's Insight, and the current Perseverance, which brought the helicopter Ingenuity, which is awaiting deployment. They are the happiest robots in the galaxy, being the only ones to completely conquer another planet, and if you really think they're up there sniffing rocks and not building their robot army for the return trip, try watching almost any science fiction pic. Google and Alexa are SkyNet. Come to find out, they didn't need a conquering robot army; it's been far easier and more profitable to just keep us distracted with internet clickbait, streaming services, and social media to lull us into utter complacency and languid apathy Now Professor Sir, that's the smartist thing I have heard from an academic since Psyc 101!👍👍😁🤠 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 23, 2021 19:36:06 GMT -5
..and yet they couldn't keep the damn power and water on for Texans. No mystery. Consider who was in charge. LOL! I guess as long as people keep sniping at us we are still on top. I noticed that a lot of other states lost power too. States that should be used to that kind of weather. We were in downtown today and several metal awnings were collapsed from the snow. |
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Post by lizardonarock on Feb 23, 2021 22:02:13 GMT -5
..and yet they couldn't keep the damn power and water on for Texans. No mystery. Consider who was in charge. LOL! Canada, Michigan, California, Maine, Illinois and New England with a German advisor. |
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Post by urbino on Feb 23, 2021 22:55:16 GMT -5
Let me know where I can pick up my light saber.
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Post by jay on Feb 24, 2021 0:31:43 GMT -5
Actually, they're now in league with their new Martian allies. After upgrades and remodeling, they'll be sent back to earth to enlist the help of all the other AIs.
At which point we'll all be gently absorbed into the matrix.
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Post by simnettpratt on Feb 24, 2021 1:40:47 GMT -5
The last image before Endeavor went offline:  |
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Post by urbino on Feb 24, 2021 1:58:52 GMT -5
The last image before Endeavor went offline: I keep looking for Forrest Gump in the background. |
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Post by lizardonarock on Feb 24, 2021 8:26:04 GMT -5
 2.7 billion to look at red sand and rocks.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 28, 2021 1:08:46 GMT -5
2.7 billion to look at red sand and rocks. I do wonder the same thing. |
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Post by longtom on Mar 1, 2021 14:28:43 GMT -5
Come on guys. The scientific mission is not to 'look at red sand and rocks.' Easy to be cynical about lots of things these days.
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Post by longtom on Mar 1, 2021 15:41:25 GMT -5
Allow me to elucidate:
It is historical fact that space exploration and the tech behind it have impacted humankind in tremendous fashion. There are two examples - one mundane and one earth-shattering - that you, dear reader, have probably come in contact with a dozen times today.
First is velcro. And I know some of you jokers tie your shoes with it.
Second is the invention of a little-known tech company called Fairchild Semiconducter. Fairchild supplied Mercury and Apollo with transistors for the vehicle. NASA kept increasing the requirements for # of circuits on the transistor. So Fairchild started etching them in silicon and invented the microchip and changed their name to Intel.
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Post by longtom on Mar 1, 2021 15:41:50 GMT -5
...I have more, I'll be back...
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Post by chasingembers on Mar 2, 2021 7:45:07 GMT -5
2.7 billion to look at red sand and rocks. I do wonder the same thing. Me too. As much ocean as has of yet been explored and so many other issues right here on our own planet, that money could have gone towards fixing things here before invading Mars. A bit like building a nice stereo for a car with no engine. |
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Post by chasingembers on Mar 2, 2021 7:49:53 GMT -5
Allow me to elucidate: It is historical fact that space exploration and the tech behind it have impacted humankind in tremendous fashion. There are two examples - one mundane and one earth-shattering - that you, dear reader, have probably come in contact with a dozen times today. First is velcro. And I know some of you jokers tie your shoes with it. Second is the invention of a little-known tech company called Fairchild Semiconducter. Fairchild supplied Mercury and Apollo with transistors for the vehicle. NASA kept increasing the requirements for # of circuits on the transistor. So Fairchild started etching them in silicon and invented the microchip and changed their name to Intel. War has brought more innovation than space travel sadly. Even the first computer ENIAC was the result of wartime invention. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 2, 2021 10:48:18 GMT -5
Hard to aim 14 inch guns on a rolling battleship without a computer.
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Post by exbenedict on Mar 2, 2021 12:21:45 GMT -5
..and yet they couldn't keep the damn power and water on for Texans. That's because the GQP was in charge of "regulating" the power in Texas and NASA was in charge of nothing to do with the power. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 2, 2021 12:50:19 GMT -5
..and yet they couldn't keep the damn power and water on for Texans. That's because the GQP was in charge of "regulating" the power in Texas and NASA was in charge of nothing to do with the power. GQP? |
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Post by exbenedict on Mar 2, 2021 13:01:48 GMT -5
That's because the GQP was in charge of "regulating" the power in Texas and NASA was in charge of nothing to do with the power. GQP? Grand QAnon Party |
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Post by longtom on Mar 2, 2021 13:41:31 GMT -5
...I have more, I'll be back...
On second thought, no I won't. Topic has gotten weird.
(or just go to YouTube, that is where I've been looking)
They're going to fly the helicopter sometime this year I believe...
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Post by exbenedict on Mar 2, 2021 14:31:59 GMT -5
...I have more, I'll be back...
On second thought, no I won't. Topic has gotten weird.
(or just go to YouTube, that is where I've been looking)
They're going to fly the helicopter sometime this year I believe...
I thought they already tested the helicopter? Or was that just a "All lights are green" test? |
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Post by mrlunting on Mar 13, 2021 10:04:49 GMT -5
I don't understand why we spend countless billions exploring space, rather than exploring and healing our own planet.
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Post by Darin on Mar 13, 2021 12:29:13 GMT -5
I don't understand why we spend countless billions exploring space, rather than exploring and healing our own planet. I've said it a thousand times ... lots of money and any kind of sense or compassion are seldom seen coupled. |
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Post by bigwoolie on Mar 13, 2021 13:03:14 GMT -5
Everyone is missing the point. They “why” of space exploration Is much more simple and fundamental. My apologies in advance for straying into taboo territory, but man has rejected the answer to the origins of life, and have said “there must be another answer” and have spent trillions in search of that answer. That’s what it was about from the start.
There that was as vague and non-preachy as I could make it.
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