Comments on: NASA shows off new Mars images

By: digi_owl

digi_owl — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 10:05:00 +0000

True, or some serious capacitors. Anyways, i think they are running into some issues with the batteries by now, and i do not think they stay charged thru the mentioned winter. Actually, i think they never expected the rovers to last beyond a single winter. This because they thought the solar panels would by then be so covered that there would be no way to get a charge. But it seems there is enough wind on Mars to keep them cleared. or something.

By: pepee63

pepee63 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:44:00 +0000

Must still have rechargeable batteries for the solar panels to store its energy

By: digi_owl

digi_owl — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:43:00 +0000

Solar power. And it goes into hibernation every Martian winter.

Still, even the NASA people involved are surprised at how long things have lasted.

By: Liaw Kim Poh

Liaw Kim Poh — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:11:00 +0000

and think about how much we have spent on war… fighting among ourselves “human”

By: RickyFalcone

RickyFalcone — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:05:00 +0000

Ok fine how about we try a little experiment. You take all the things that are possible due to NASA research out of your life. Check out this page because I don’t have the time to educate you on the benefits NASA has afforded us over the years http://spinoff.nasa.gov/index.html. Your veteran friends might be happy to know artificial limbs are among these many innovations.

By: Nfly

Nfly — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0000

If you read the article (or studied NASA a bit) you’d realize they are. Hardly a conspiracy, feed images are far from impressive.

By: Peabods

Peabods — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:53:00 +0000

We are waiting, the robots we sent up aren’t! Get over it!

By: Jean-Philip Tremblay

Jean-Philip Tremblay — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:47:00 +0000

Who’s that “god” you are refering of ?

By: michael interbartolo

michael interbartolo — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:42:00 +0000

we are always going to have issues on earth. if we waited to solve all those problems we would still be riding horseback. when we go to space we all benefit from the knowledge as well as the technology. better water recycling from the ISS helps drought areas on the earth, solar powered fridges came from the space program. better firefighting nozzles that can put out the fire in less time, using less water and only need one firefighter to control came from rocket nozzle work. the spinoffs from space have helped and influenced your life in so many ways.

By: jaysee

jaysee — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:21:00 +0000

30 million to explore space when god told US to wait on earth and we still have homeless hungry veterans and Americans….smh …..

By: pepee63

pepee63 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Damn they must have some good batteries in that thing. 8 years and still going. Want some of that in my phone

By: namikral

namikral — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:59:00 +0000

can’t trust nasa, this might all be done on photoshop