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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 12/15/2003 : 04:07:46
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I've been following this fascinating British attempt to get a 'cheap as chips' lander onto Mars. Apparently it will touch down on Christmas Day. All about it here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3261095.stm
Will it get there?
Will it work?
Will they find life on Mars??
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2003 : 10:09:33
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| Cool name for the ship. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2003 : 11:24:34
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| One of my fave Bowie songs. |
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Steak n Sabre
* Dog in the Sand *
Uzbekistan
1013 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2003 : 11:39:18
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In response to the topic question: Not if NASA has anything to do with it.
How come they are gonna use a Blur tune? Should be FB for sure...
 The Cult of Frank: More Than You Think, For Less Than You Thought. |
Edited by - Steak n Sabre on 12/15/2003 11:44:05 |
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
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Posted - 12/16/2003 : 09:53:59
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Will it get there? yes
Will it work? yes
Will they find life on Mars?? probably not but i still hope so.
ps:why blur?what a lame musical taste.they could choose something more appropriate like david bowie.but i guess i should be grateful that they didn't choose oasis or something.
 join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2003 : 03:00:48
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I wish Noel & Liam Gallagher were pilots of this spaceship (one way only).
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2003 : 19:10:33
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I enjoyed the NASA engineers that commented on this saying "we wish them luck...and they'll need it." and "I think they'll find this is harder than they thought". Geeks can be such spiteful folk when it comes to professional pride...
 I looked for a cult to join, then decided to just play "Sink". Hey! I sank the LaBrea Tar Pits! |
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jbstevens
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
102 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2003 : 06:09:46
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Originally posted by Steak n Sabre
How come they are gonna use a Blur tune? Should be FB for sure...
The Cult of Frank: More Than You Think, For Less Than You Thought.
Well, I work with the daughter of the lead scientist Prof. Pillinger. He became friends with the members of Blur, and with the artist Damien Hirst among others who expressed an interest, in order to raise the profile of the mission. I gather that it was the only way he could get funding (being British, funding for our scientists just about stretches to a pocket calculator and 3 pens per PhD).
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gracie
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
573 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2003 : 06:53:08
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| Hey stop the Blur bashing, they are an excellent band! |
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bflat
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
69 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2004 : 19:20:16
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| Fly like a Beagle, drop like a stone. |
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
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Posted - 01/11/2004 : 19:51:28
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I was hoping it would actually look like a beagle dog. hmmm. Or david Bowie embossed on to the top of it. hehe. Bowie goes to Mars! He could teach any life there to play guitar and sing! A bowie Planet!!!wow!
I have way to much of an imagination.
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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Posted - 01/12/2004 : 01:55:24
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It didn't work out, did it?
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