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Spirit: End of Mission
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post May 25 2011, 01:06 AM
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We'll be seeing it again some day, not to worry, but it might be a long wait...
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post May 25 2011, 01:07 AM
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... perchance to dream.... Sleep well my sweet Spirit.

My right hand side is with Doug and I salute all those who crafted this fantastic adventure, but with my left I wave a fond farewell to our girl.


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post May 25 2011, 03:08 AM
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Thank you to all the wonderful people at JPL who made this mission possible and to all the great folks on this board who walked with Spirit every step of the way.


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"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test
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post May 25 2011, 03:11 AM
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"We drove ...until the wheels came off " smile.gif
That's Spirit.
Huge congrats to all the team, what a trip!


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'She drove until the wheels fell off...'
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post May 25 2011, 04:21 AM
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The May 31st announcement is now gone from the NASA TV schedule. Maybe they posted that before they indended?
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post May 25 2011, 06:19 AM
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A Tribute for Spirit from NASA:

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/spirit_mission/

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post May 25 2011, 07:00 AM
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Farewell little robot. You brought anxiety, joy and wonder. But never did we expect to grow this old with you.


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post May 25 2011, 09:36 AM
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Farewell Spirit and thank you. sad.gif
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post May 25 2011, 11:31 AM
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http://www.space.com/11773-nasa-mars-rover...ssion-ends.html

It has been one heck of a ride!
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post May 25 2011, 11:35 AM
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Curiosity must be thinking "Great. How am I suppose to follow an act like that?"
Goodbye little brother.
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post May 25 2011, 12:50 PM
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I have been absent for so long, mainly due to sparse free time, but I had to come back to say goodbye to my old pal, Spirit.
We had such wonderful time together, climbing hills and observing abysses, I 'll miss you friend.

It may take several hundred years, but I am sure some time a human hand will tap your panels and say thanks from all of us. Farewell.
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post May 25 2011, 01:16 PM
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Rest in Peace old friend.


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post May 25 2011, 01:31 PM
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Best not ponder the fact that Spirit seemed to be within a week or two of wriggling her way out of that Scamander sandtrap. In the end it was not to be.
The torch is passed; within a year or so we should have some new company for Opportunity out there on that lonely red planet.
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post May 25 2011, 01:48 PM
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Unlurking to say goodbye... sad.gif

But... what a ride! wheel.gif
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post May 25 2011, 01:53 PM
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Thank you for the ride little old Lady. Among your achievments you helped uniting all of us here at UMSF.


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