Twin Rovers going to Mars...hmmm

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Posted by Matt Leese at 2/14/2001 11:41 AM EST


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In Reply to: Twin Rovers going to Mars...hmmm
Posted by Anton Abaya on 2/14/2001 7:15 AM EST:



As far as contacts go I know a Machnisit at
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, does that count? I
also met Dan Goldin at Nationals last year (ick, what a
PR event). But seriously, NASA loves FIRST and I'm
sure they've already thought of something like this BUT
I doubt it will ever happen. The rovers will need to
be built in more or less a clean room environment to
prevent contamination and moving them out in the open
probably would not be a good idea. Plus, I wouldn't be
suprised if the Basic Stamp 2X is a more powerful
processor than what those rovers will have on board...

Matt