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Jun 23 2012, 05:32 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
We're now 45 days from landing, so as of 23 Jun please post all comments related to the end of the transit to Mars here.
Go Curiosity!!!! -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jul 2 2012, 05:08 PM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
Scott insists that the rover is a "he" and affectionately calls him "George." I'm not sure of the origin of that name -- I'm sure he'd tell me if I asked him! -- but I always imagine the Looney Tunes yeti whenever I hear the name, which may itself be a reference to Of Mice and Men. (Of course the yeti's name wasn't George, that was the yeti's name for his pet bunny rabbit, but still...)
I, however, think Curiosity is a girl. So there. I've heard "he," "she," and "it" from various people involved in the mission. Gender is, I guess, in the imagination of the speaker. You'll never see an official JPL press release refer to the rover as anything but "it." -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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