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Ddoom
11/03/08

In reply to Good Night, Sweet Phoenix
FTW now means For The Win. F**K The World is so, like, 80s, like, OMG.

Sorry.

By the way, I'm pretty sure they named the lander 'phoenix' because they fully intend (read:hope) that they'll be able to reboot it in the martian spring and thus 'bring it back to life'. I wouldn't be at all surprised if this lander lasts for many seasonal shifts, considering how NASA builds things to outperform all (publicly advertised) expectations.
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strider_mt2k
11/03/08

In reply to Good Night, Sweet Phoenix
Robot Scouts

Trailblazers for human exploration!
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SarakshiAsius
11/03/08

In reply to Good Night, Sweet Phoenix
Why didn't they make a cocoon like insulating bag for it to keep it warm :P, maybe it could have burrowed into the soil as well to avoid the freeze so much.
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Belabras
11/02/08

In reply to Good Night, Sweet Phoenix
There is a chance Phoenix will survive and reboot after the martian winter. Not much of one, but it is possible.
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MRCAB
11/02/08

In reply to Good Night, Sweet Phoenix
"FTW"?!... "F**K The World"? huh?!
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♠ Final ♠
11/02/08

@MRCAB: LOL, Fuck The World should be NASA's new mantra.
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Annalee Newitz
11/02/08

@Final: It should be the mantra of LOLNASA, actually.
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