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Re: sometimes i hate the telly...
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Mon, 5 Jan 2004 03:48:03 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Brian Davis wrote:
> David Koudys wrote:
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> > So nothing on the entire day...
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> You got to get the NASA channel. I spent last night watch JPL mission control
> during the MER landing, and today, my son & I will be building 7471 (a wonderful
> model, even if it doesn't have the unsprung suspension).
> I realized last night, while watching the landing, that I've got enough to
> finally build a functional MER-class rover (10 DOF was a problem, until this
> Christmas). It was trying to understand the pathfinder rover suspension that
> ended my dark ages, but I'm still trying to "do it right". Now I just need two
> more 8466 tires... <grin>.
I watched the PBS NOVA documentary about the MER rovers. It was heart warming,
made me think of Brad Justus and want to buy the big Rover set and watch it
explore the terrain of Basementis Koudys powered by Lego solar panels and an RCX
filled with milk.
I also watched the NOVA Battle of the X Planes documentary they had on History
Television the other day (the JSF design competition) and was suitably impressed
how those engineers run meetings.
I'm always awed by those documentaries. It must be fun to work on big aerospace
projects.
Except the part where they said they'd update the rover's firmware, AFTER THE
FACT. WITH A PATCH. ON MARS. I've always been pissed off at developers at work
who suggest we release buggy releases. Then I find out NASA does it. Sigh.
Calum
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| (...) Ooooh, that gives me an idea... no not the milk... Some newspaper and paper mache--(I used to know how to spell that but i'm getting on in years...) and et voila--Marscape! Marscape for y'all to move the rover'bot aroun in Dave's abode. Maybe (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) You got to get the NASA channel. I spent last night watch JPL mission control during the MER landing, and today, my son & I will be building 7471 (a wonderful model, even if it doesn't have the unsprung suspension). I realized last night, (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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