Originally posted by king Pop!p
*Snip* Look Buddy! or should I say Mr.Smarty Pants? Everything isn't a conspiracy, thats correct. When it come to Space IMO I don't believe
everything I hear. Why? Because discoveries beyond Earth are to important to life on this planet, like Religion and other stuff. The audacity you have
to assume "ignorance of some". How about yours? Sorry me and 'some' others are not Science Junkies. The Government hides knowledge from here on
Earth, IMAGINE SPACE?!?!
Now about the expectancy of the Phoenix. I think they should of send it when they knew winter was a few months away (if possible).
Just look at Spirit and Opportunity they passed and weathered threw plenty of storms. If NASA couldn't learn nothing from that and build Phoenix more
durable for what was to come, then their a just a waste of money I say. I could of told you their was ice on Mars.
They could of said "yea it would most likely live about 2 weeks to complete its mission and take samples and send the data back and its a wrap for
the robot". On the other hand they could say that just to satisfy peoples curiosity, but then again they have another mission that people wont know
about that could last years. Isn't that possible?
I leave you with this little fact...
Mars rovers, which were developed to last just few months, have far outlived their life expectancy.
Source: blog.wired.com...
Wait a minute. I never called
anyone ignorant. If that is how it came across, I apologise. That was not my intention. I certainly never assumed
you were ignorant. SO I do apoligse that I have offended you. I never meant to do that.
Like you I am no space junkie. I will concede that the government does hide things. I just dont think this is one of them.
IF you dont think a machine that is able to survive a trip though space and a crash landing on another planet is durable then I dont know what to tell
you. As a civilization we are only able to do so much. As I have said. It is just a machine, and with out some one their to repair and mantain that
machine it is doomed to break down eventually. That is just a fact.
While you may feel they should have launched phoenix at a time when it wouldnt have to worry about winter. The fact of the matter is they didnt. I
know that spirit and oppurtunity weatherd many storms. If I am not mistaken so did phoenix/
I will concede that it is possible that they may have a mission going on that they dont want us to know about. Infact I will even concede that it is
plausible. However NASA is NOT a government agency. They are a private company who is contracted by the government to build and use spacecraft, SO
likely is another story.
As for that quote you left me with, I agree. It has live alot longer than they thought it would. They got more info and data then they expected. SO
much in fact that by the time they finsih going through it the will have the next one on its way. That is straight from Peter Smith (Basically He had
alot to do with phoenix)
Once again I sincerly apologise that I offended you. I was not trying to imply you were ignorant.
[edit on 11-11-2008 by gimme_some_truth]
