Comments on: Engineers Begin Shutting Down Phoenix Lander Instruments

By: Bravehart

Bravehart — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:11:44 +0000

Even with the Marsian summer temp.
it means the end for Phoenix period! absolutly
no recovery possible! Once the heaters are off
the electronics will not survive!
No matter who is President of the US of A!
Put your digital camera (not in a bag) in the freezer today and take it out in the Marsian spring and see if it works? Or your computer will do in stead of camera. Set your freezer
at below -300F. Happy haloween

By: Silver Thread

Silver Thread — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:37:31 +0000

ARGH!?!!? I am Voting for CTHULU! He will see to the Lesser EVIL of BOTH CANDIDATES!

But seriously, please, there are enough issues with politics muddling science. Let's make an effort not to exacerbate the problem.

What Phoenix needs is a nice thick blanket of snow to insulate it over the coming months.

By: Astrofiend

Astrofiend — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:47:47 +0000

I just wish the cameras could keep snapping into the Martian winter. It would be great to see the landscape changing with ice/snow build up… I think that would be something the public could get excited about.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:54:46 +0000

well there was the recording of the landers entry into the atmosphere…

By: Ruimte Pous

Ruimte Pous — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:22:53 +0000

No Mars Microphone I guess?

By: Vino

Vino — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:25:35 +0000

It is a really sad time… But three cheers to phoenix who gave so much science in such a short period of time..
Good Bye!!
You are very fondly remembered….

By: Dan Tillmanns

Dan Tillmanns — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:14:14 +0000

Political reality is that Obama will win. He will have to do the "tax and spend" that his opponents decry to get people working.
Instead of arguing about the coming election, I'd suggest boosting space exploration, spending on that instead of near east wars.
Send letters to Congress.

By: giovanni

giovanni — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:30:13 +0000

space exploration and means of escaping earths gravity was started by truman and continued by kenedy both democrats

By: Yael Dragwyla

Yael Dragwyla — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:24:39 +0000

1) This is why Mars *has* to be colonized by humans — so they can build a museum for all the faithful, hardworking hardware we've sent to Mars over the years, where future generations can see real pieces of their history. 2) Giovani — Before you get too excited about Obama, consider that New Horizons and several other space missions took off or were continued, whereas under the Clinton and Carter administrations, nothing of much importance was done in space except for followups. The Democrats have become hostile to space-related activities and the funding thereof. Lyndon Johnson, like Eisenhower and Kennedy before him and Nixon after him, helped us get to the Moon, and, furthermore, generated a US budget *surplus*. The Democrats weren't always hostile to space-related endeavors, but they sure are that way now, whereas the Republicans manifestly aren't hostile to such projects, and are willing to fund them. *Now* who do you want to win this election?

By: giovanni

giovanni — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:13:12 +0000

before phoenix is completely disabled a message should be sent from earth to mars saying"good bye george bush welcome barack obama

By: Farcall

Farcall — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:04:39 +0000

I wonder if they'll even try that?

By: RetardedFishFrog

RetardedFishFrog — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:11:55 +0000

I know it's wishful thinking, but if only the Phoenix would rise from the ice in the spring and start functioning again.