Comments on: Spirit http://blog.jmlynch.org/2010/01/29/spirit/ suffering under the sun Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:46:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: DLC http://blog.jmlynch.org/2010/01/29/spirit/comment-page-1/#comment-8766 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:05:21 +0000 http://jmlynch.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/spirit/#comment-8766 As much as I love these missions, I still say “Go.”
Go in person. Go now. Start building it tomorrow morning, for launch next Wednesday. I volunteer to ride on it. Hell, I’ll pay you 10.00 to go.
In time, we must move off earth — expand — grow or die. Let’s not waste time waiting “for the right time” because the right time will never come.

]]> By: Crudely Wrott http://blog.jmlynch.org/2010/01/29/spirit/comment-page-1/#comment-8656 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:33:14 +0000 http://jmlynch.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/spirit/#comment-8656 If the durability and adaptability displayed by the twin rovers and their dedicated team of handlers are any indication, we can look forward to more discovery and amazement in the future with even greater expectations.

As much as I support humans in space I see that there is such a wealth of knowledge to be gained by robotic explorers before people assume the risk of life outside of the cradle.

With the skill available Earth side and a bit of luck Mars side, Spirit will be around for a while longer, telling us about its surroundings.

]]> By: Doc Bill http://blog.jmlynch.org/2010/01/29/spirit/comment-page-1/#comment-8655 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:38:57 +0000 http://jmlynch.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/spirit/#comment-8655 I watched her touch down on NASA TV many years ago.

So sad.

]]> By: The Ridger http://blog.jmlynch.org/2010/01/29/spirit/comment-page-1/#comment-8653 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:24:49 +0000 http://jmlynch.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/spirit/#comment-8653 That made me tear up this morning. Over a little machine.

We do anthropomorphise, don’t we?

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