Tag: Mars

  • “Goodbye to Rock”

    “Goodbye to Rock”

    “We remind them that road trips and human exploration lead back, without adding ‘if all goes well.’ Ride an explosion, walk on another rocky surface, collect some samples, more vials, return with the samples on top of another explosion. We can be there to cheer them on.”

  • “Elysium to Lethe Through Athabasca Valles”

    “Elysium to Lethe Through Athabasca Valles”

    “Lava, perfectly happy to flow like water smoothly / around obstructions”

  • Mars Polar Lander Phone Home

    Mars Polar Lander Phone Home

    Only days ago NASA decided to give up on their attempts to contact the Mars Polar Lander, apparently lost during it approach last month. Now comes word that the Mars Polar Lander may have tried to contact Earth on a couple separate occasions. The feeble signal was only just detected during a new analysis. On…