marsroverdriver
- @ As MER Project Mgr @ put it: "For the science team, it's like your car breaking down in front of Disneyland." about 10 hours ago from web in reply to qascat
- @ BTW -- yes, in some ways she's unlucky, but it happens that the soil she's bogged down in is scientifically interesting stuff.about 10 hours ago from web in reply to qascat
- @ Look for news stories and official announcements later this week (around Thursday). Meanwhile, thanks for the good wishes!about 10 hours ago from web in reply to qascat
- I miss the days when I hung out with MER's builders -- such as Chris Voorhees -- every day. Shame it happens now only in times of crisis.about 12 hours ago from web
- Paolo, Ashley, & I talked w/Chris Voorhees, genius designer of MER's mobility system, today. Helped us re-eval one backup plan. about 12 hours ago from web
- On Nov 12, there will be a press conference on upcoming Spirit extrication. Expect news stories shortly after, everywhere. :-) about 12 hours ago from web
- @ Hell, yes! DM me and we'll set up email or phone.about 14 hours ago from web in reply to EmmaGGallegos
- Behind the scenes of Google Mars & Moon: I can't wait to check out "Meliza"!about 24 hours ago from Twitterrific
- @ Date extrication starts isn't quite certain, but happening very soon. Want to fix "amnesia events" first if we can. 9:40 PM Nov 9th from web in reply to spaceguy87
- And @ has carried on that tradition, too, w/ Spirit. Gotta love Project Managers who aren't afraid to get dirty in the testbed!8:33 PM Nov 9th from web
- Incidentally, MRO Project Manager Jim Erickson is a former MER Project Manager. Rolled up his sleeves and shoveled dirt during Purgatory.8:32 PM Nov 9th from web
- High in the sky above Spirit, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter struggles with its own ongoing anomaly. Best of luck, MRO! 8:30 PM Nov 9th from web
- @ I *LOVE* that song. Of course, now I have to listen to it for the rest of the evening. Thanks a lot! ;-)7:58 PM Nov 9th from web in reply to aggieastronaut
- @ Pure joy. I know what you're saying, but trust me: pure joy! I'd take it!12:15 PM Nov 8th from Twitterrific in reply to sputuk
- @ Good suggestions; thanks! I really liked that Taj Mahal song, which was new to me.12:45 AM Nov 8th from web in reply to ralphhightower
- @ Though I think their "Service that's out of this world" slogan is a little cheesy and predictable.3:24 PM Nov 7th from web in reply to robdotcom71
- @ Yeah, a Martian AAA would come in handy! Gotta like the Martian gas station attendants cleaning off our solar panels, though.3:24 PM Nov 7th from web in reply to robdotcom71
- @ @ @ @ I knew that if anybody noticed, it would be you guys. ;-)3:22 PM Nov 7th from web in reply to doug_ellison
- @ Will start very soon. Long, slow process -- weeks, maybe months. Success uncertain. Glory to follow. ;-) 3:19 PM Nov 7th from web in reply to robdotcom71
- Never that big a fan of the song, but just had to buy "On the Road Again" (Willie Nelson & Johnny Cash). :-) 3:13 PM Nov 7th from web
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- Name Scott Maxwell
- Location Pasadena, CA, USA ... Earth
- Web http://marsandme....
- Bio On a small red light in the night sky lives four hundred pounds of thinking metal sent from Earth. I tell that metal what to do, and it does it.
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