Comments on: When Curiosity was born: a peek at Mars rover during construction at JPL, one year ago http://boingboing.net/2012/08/04/when-curiosity-was-born-a-pee.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/08/04/when-curiosity-was-born-a-pee.html#comment-1498698 Antinous / Moderator Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174853#comment-1498698 Perhaps a script to change every instance of Mars Rover to Mars Whiskers. Perhaps a script to change every instance of Mars Rover to Mars Whiskers.

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/08/04/when-curiosity-was-born-a-pee.html#comment-1498658 ocker3 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 04:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174853#comment-1498658 Pedant:  "...which files the rover down..." I'm sure the orbital mechanics drove the timing of this event, or they wouldn't have put it so close to the Olympics. Pedant:  “…which files the rover down…”

I’m sure the orbital mechanics drove the timing of this event, or they wouldn’t have put it so close to the Olympics.

]]> By: u89djt http://boingboing.net/2012/08/04/when-curiosity-was-born-a-pee.html#comment-1498519 u89djt Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174853#comment-1498519 Too much bokeh. Think cowbell. Too much bokeh. Think cowbell.

]]> By: Ladyfingers http://boingboing.net/2012/08/04/when-curiosity-was-born-a-pee.html#comment-1498483 Ladyfingers Sat, 04 Aug 2012 20:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174853#comment-1498483 A bit of a tasteless choice of subject matter on  Caturday. A bit of a tasteless choice of subject matter on  Caturday.

]]> By: Jay Converse http://boingboing.net/2012/08/04/when-curiosity-was-born-a-pee.html#comment-1498454 Jay Converse Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174853#comment-1498454 http://eyes.nasa.gov/launch2.html?document=%24SERVERURL%2Fcontent%2Fdocuments%2Fmsl%2Fedl.xml http://eyes.nasa.gov/launch2.html?document=%24SERVERURL%2Fcontent%2Fdocuments%2Fmsl%2Fedl.xml

]]> By: Stephen Schenck http://boingboing.net/2012/08/04/when-curiosity-was-born-a-pee.html#comment-1498429 Stephen Schenck Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174853#comment-1498429 If Linaschke attended on behalf of Boing Boing, why did he ugly-up the pictures with his copyblah all over them?  If Linaschke attended on behalf of Boing Boing, why did he ugly-up the pictures with his copyblah all over them? 

]]> By: Alexander Rauchfuss http://boingboing.net/2012/08/04/when-curiosity-was-born-a-pee.html#comment-1498412 Alexander Rauchfuss Sat, 04 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174853#comment-1498412 Or they might just be temp covers on the fuel tanks. /sarcasm Or they might just be temp covers on the fuel tanks. /sarcasm

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2012/08/04/when-curiosity-was-born-a-pee.html#comment-1498409 nixiebunny Sat, 04 Aug 2012 17:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=174853#comment-1498409 It's a bit startling to see Sharpie writing on flight hardware, but I guess standards have been lowered in the last ten years.  It’s a bit startling to see Sharpie writing on flight hardware, but I guess standards have been lowered in the last ten years. 

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