re: Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right

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Doug Ellison — 6/27/2005 4:01:26 PM (archived)

"hinking a litttle further, maybe you're right. With no govenrment Mars rover,the market will be cleared for private sector Mars rovers,"

LMFAO - which commercial firm is going to attempt that? Transorbital ( chuckle )

It's not like Spirit and Opportunity are the last rovers ever to visit Mars - we have MSL in '09 and almost certainly follow-ons of a similar design thereafter

Doug

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Is it the right time to launch Mars Polar Lander? - E.P. Grondine - 6/26/2005 3:22:24 PM
- Bi-POLAR LANDER..launch or NOT! - carl - 6/27/2005 7:40:54 PM
  - "gun-shy"? - alcaray - 6/27/2005 9:45:52 PM
  - Bi-polar lander: "WHHHEEEE I'M gonna land on mars!!! YIPPEEE!!!...(sob) no, I am not good enough... maybe I will just crash and end it all..." - R.L. - 6/27/2005 8:19:47 PM
    - Easy fix. Lithium batteries. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/28/2005 4:19:25 AM
      - ERG!!!! - R.L. - 6/28/2005 6:03:05 AM
        
        re: ERG!!!! - Tom Brosz - 6/28/2005 8:48:52 AM
        
        Hey, it had potential... (n/t) - R.L. - 6/28/2005 9:09:51 AM
        
        Better pull the plug on this before it eats another thread. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/28/2005 4:43:32 PM
- Yes - because... - Nick Hoffman - 6/26/2005 11:18:39 PM
- it IS the right time to launch Phoenix. - Doug Ellison - 6/26/2005 8:35:01 PM
  - re: it IS the right time to launch Phoenix. - dtb - 6/27/2005 2:53:52 AM
    - Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right - E.P. Grondine - 6/27/2005 3:31:49 PM
      - re: Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right - Doug Ellison - 6/27/2005 4:01:26 PM
        
        re: Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right - E.P. Grondine - 6/28/2005 2:16:55 PM
        
        re: Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right - Doug Ellison - 6/28/2005 9:37:18 PM
        
        re: Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right - E.P. Grondine - 6/29/2005 2:47:59 AM
        
        re: Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right - Doug Ellison - 6/29/2005 4:04:45 PM
        
        re: Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right - E.P. Grondine - 6/30/2005 1:40:32 AM
        
        re: Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right - Doug Ellison - 6/30/2005 8:57:17 AM
        
        re: Perhaps, but only if its done absolutely right - E.P. Grondine - 6/30/2005 2:14:29 PM
- re: Sure... - Raoul - 6/26/2005 3:44:27 PM
  - re: Why not?: several reasons - E.P. Grondine - 6/26/2005 5:08:49 PM

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