"Houston, we have a problem..."

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-01-22 01:19pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3421071.stm

Shit...

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-01-22 01:25pm

It's just a minor glitch, nothing serious, they can fix it. It's not a problem, it'll be fine. Shit doesn't just...Stop working, you know? It'll be fine. It'll be fine, It'll be fine. No problem here, yeah....

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sp ... 40121.html

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-01-22 01:42pm

Oh fuck.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-01-22 01:43pm

Chardok wrote:It's just a minor glitch, nothing serious, they can fix it. It's not a problem, it'll be fine. Shit doesn't just...Stop working, you know? It'll be fine. It'll be fine, It'll be fine. No problem here, yeah....

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sp ... 40121.html

Or it could be FUBAR'd beyond repair. If it is, tough, just means the second rover due for landfall soon will have to takeover.

If it is dead then chalk off another to the God of War.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-01-22 01:44pm

Godamn Martians.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-01-22 01:49pm

Too bad. Looks like NASA lost another one.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-01-22 01:51pm

wtf is it with that planet????

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2004-01-22 01:55pm

Stravo wrote:Godamn Martians.

Damnit, Stravo! You beat me to it.
Ah well...seconded!

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-01-22 01:58pm

Zac Naloen wrote:wtf is it with that planet????

Martian Defense Grid obviously.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-01-22 02:09pm

I'm betting it's the giant sandworms, 4 kms long, that have been eating our rovers. We must send people to mine their shit to make drugs.
THE SPICE MUST FLOW.
That or graboids, in which case we must send Burt Gummer in the next rover.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-01-22 02:12pm

Get a big arse rocket and blast the Thunderchild up there to sort those Martian dudes out.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-01-22 02:16pm

SyntaxVorlon wrote:I'm betting it's the giant sandworms, 4 kms long, that have been eating our rovers. We must send people to mine their shit to make drugs.
THE SPICE MUST FLOW.
That or graboids, in which case we must send Burt Gummer in the next rover.

Bless the Maker and his water. Bless the coming and going of him. May his passing cleanse the world.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-01-22 02:16pm

MARVIIIIIIIIN

Just send me up there i`ll explore the planet faster than any machine could,plus if they try to stop me i`ll spill their green blood all over the landscape.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2004-01-22 02:20pm

I was talking to my ES lecturer, something of a mars buff, and the chances of anything working on Mars are a million to one, he said. Yep, you heard me, the chances of anything working on mars, are a million to one, but still...

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-01-22 02:21pm

At least we got some use out of it.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-01-22 02:28pm

The_Lumberjack wrote:I was talking to my ES lecturer, something of a mars buff, and the chances of anything working on Mars are a million to one, he said. Yep, you heard me, the chances of anything working on mars, are a million to one, but still...

ANYTHING??

something to do with the actual planet? or was he being a lecturer...

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2004-01-22 02:30pm

Zac Naloen wrote:
The_Lumberjack wrote:I was talking to my ES lecturer, something of a mars buff, and the chances of anything working on Mars are a million to one, he said. Yep, you heard me, the chances of anything working on mars, are a million to one, but still...

ANYTHING??

something to do with the actual planet? or was he being a lecturer...

No, I was lying, it was a reference to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds rock/musical thing. Although he was a Mars Buff.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-22 03:29pm

Cmon, everyone knows its a burried shadow battlecrab thats fucking shit up.

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-01-22 03:57pm

Oh bugger, this is where it's posted... explains why I didn't see it on SLAM. and then posted it. Sorry, folks.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-01-22 04:00pm

Great, now Mars will be a target in the War on Terror. On the plus side, they are guaranteed to lose, since expensive forces we will be sending to Mars will undoubtable destroy or capture every Martian base they find.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-01-22 04:39pm

Latest picture from NASA, showing what happened to Spirit and Pathfinder

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2004-01-22 04:43pm

That's it! It's time to nuke Mars and show it who's boss!

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-01-22 04:51pm

Okay, assuming that Martians really do exist and are swatting down the probes they can afford to swat down without revealing themselves, what does Earth do when they find out Martians really do exist?

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2004-01-22 04:52pm

Nuke Mars? Why not just be really cruel about it and send a vial of chicken pox? A whole lot cheaper and just as effective.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-01-22 04:58pm

And then suddenly these giant walkers and flying saucers appear on Earth's major cities a la War of the Worlds style.

Fun fun fun!