Mars Rover on Yahoo

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally Posted by Andrew Blair

Ahh, Skylab, Skylab, wherefore art though?

*cough* Also completely off topic (but one of my biggest pet peeves ) ...

wherefore is an adjective meaning "for what reason" or "why" - it isn't a synonym for "where", as many people believe!

[DUCKIE]

I wonder how much a piece of Skylab goes for... and how do you know it's REALLY a piece of Skylab? It could just be charred piece of farm equiptment.



I saw the piece of Skylab they have at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville (Supposidly the largest piece left. An Oxygen tank I believe.) It's about 3' long and probably has a diameter of 2' if I remember correctly. I'll try to remeber to bring a measuring tape with me when I head down there again later this month.

[Andrew Blair]

Originally Posted by Katie Reynolds

*cough* Also completely off topic (but one of my biggest pet peeves ) ...

wherefore is an adjective meaning "for what reason" or "why" - it isn't a synonym for "where", as many people believe!

Hah, whoops, I occasionally get caught up in this "Pop Culture Cliche" thing.

But, back on topic, how does NASA repair mechanical problems with the rovers? There can't be that many technicians versed in robot repair on Mars... The article stated that a drive motor had stalled, so how is that fixed remotely? Not to downplay the work NASA engineers do, but do they basically direct the rover to "thrash" around until they can clear, or force, the problem?