Chat with rover driver Scott Maxwell |
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Chat with rover driver Scott Maxwell |
 Mar 10 2009, 03:14 AM
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 Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 31-August 07 From: College Station, TX Member No.: 3568  |
Hey everyone,
I'm hosting an online Q&A session with rover driver Scott Maxwell tomorrow (March 10th) at 8pm Pacific (I believe that's 4Z March 11th for you UTCers). We're having it on AIM (AOL's instant messaging system). To get into the chat, IM me first (aggieastronaut) and I'll invite you in. To ask a question, IM me to let me know, and I'll open up the floor in order I get the IMs. Hope to see many of you there! 
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Mar 15 2009, 08:24 AM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
I have just been reading the transcript of Scott's chat, which can be found here...
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=5...4355&ref=nf People, you absolutely have to read it, there are some absolute gems in there, well worth reading - actually, well worth printing out and keeping, as an "inspiration hit" to have handy for whenever you're feeling a bit down or frustrated, or start taking the exploration of Mars and the rest of the solar system a little bit for granted. Two things sprang to mind right away. Firstly, what a great job Aggie did holding the thing together! Jeez, Aggie, that must have been like trying to herd your beloved kittens!  Secondly, what an absolutely fantastic ambassador for space exploration Scott Maxwell is. I've had the privilige of meeting him a couple of times now, and the guy positively glows with the passion and excitement he feels for exploring Mars. He communicates that passion and excitement, and inspires it in others too, effortlessly, and I really think NASA and JPL should be making a lot more use of his communications skills and passion for Outreach. Read the transcript, and you'll be grinning for an hour. You'll see. -------------------- |
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Mar 15 2009, 01:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
How about putting the transcript available somewhere else than Facebook? Maybe even this thread.
-------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Mar 15 2009, 02:03 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Not my call. I guess you should ask the Chat hostess about that...
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Mar 15 2009, 03:37 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3171 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
Agreed that no one should go copying and pasting the chat transcript onto another site without permission. But FYI, the link you posted doesn't seem to be accessible, even to other people on Facebook.
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Mar 15 2009, 03:45 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
QUOTE (mhoward @ Mar 15 2009, 03:37 PM)  But FYI, the link you posted doesn't seem to be accessible, even to other people on Facebook. Opening for me just fine... 
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Mar 15 2009, 03:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3171 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
It's sure not coming up here. There's no error message or anything, I'm just redirected to my Facebook home page. I'm guessing it's a question of my not having the right friend, but have no idea.
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Mar 15 2009, 03:57 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Ok. I've sent a Tweet to aggieastronaut asking if there's any way she can put the transcript up on a non-FB site.
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Mar 15 2009, 06:18 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2560 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 15 2009, 04:57 PM) Ok. I've sent a Tweet to aggieastronaut asking if there's any way she can put the transcript up on a non-FB site. Thanks, same problem as Mike here... and I definitively want to grin for an hour... |
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Mar 15 2009, 06:39 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 31-August 07 From: College Station, TX Member No.: 3568 |
I'll be on campus tomorrow, so I can add it to my website then. I'll post the link tomorrow!
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Mar 15 2009, 06:55 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Thanks Aggie, lots of people will enjoy it, I'm sure.
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Mar 15 2009, 11:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
Thanks!
-------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Mar 16 2009, 12:17 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 31-August 07 From: College Station, TX Member No.: 3568 |
Oh, and if you do have Facebook, the rover account I run is this one: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1044841632 Add as a friend, and then you can check the notes.
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Mar 16 2009, 08:19 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 31-August 07 From: College Station, TX Member No.: 3568 |
Here's the link: http://people.tamu.edu/~kbean1988/mrdchat.htm
And it's like Stu said, it was like herding my two kittens. 
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Mar 16 2009, 08:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3171 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
Thanks; I enjoyed reading the transcript
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