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Unread 05-25-2011, 07:52 PM
 
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Default Let us have a minute of silence for the Mars rover Spirit
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NASA will today end attempts to contact its Spirit Mars rover, killed by lack of sunlight during a "stressful" Martian winter.
NASA kills comms with deceased Mars rover ~ The Register

It was operational for over six years, a tribute to American engineering
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Unread 05-25-2011, 08:00 PM
 
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A tribute to American engineering and their Spirit....
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Unread 05-25-2011, 09:42 PM
 
Location: Somewhere in northern Alabama
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I drink a toast to it and the people who designed, supported, and understood it. Well done.
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Unread 05-26-2011, 05:12 AM
 
Location: Charlotte,NC, US, North America, Earth, Alpha Quadrant,Milky Way Galaxy
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Truly amazing, I will definitely hold up a glass to the Spirit and salute it's twin "Opportunity" which is still on the job!
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Unread 05-26-2011, 08:51 AM
 
Location: Sinking in the Great Salt Lake
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Chances are Spirit became self aware, faked it's "death" and is now quietly building an armada on Mars while planning how it's to conquer the Earth.
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