Troubles parallel ambitions in NASA Mars project

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Note the design difficulties...just like our robots. ;

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Too_Many_Tools
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There is an appropriate sf story - "Superiority" - by Arthur C Clarke - which should have been compulsory reading for NASA ...

Dave

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Dave

Nothing like lowballing the initial cost estimates to guarantee selection. Pity Alan Stern is no longer there to hold the lowballer's feet to the fire...

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Bill Forster

Nothing like netwits sounding off on things they don't really know anything about.

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Greg Crinklaw

... or that can't spell "nitwit" ! :-)

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pogo

Standard practice in the industry.

TMT

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Too_Many_Tools

you didn't catch the pun...

netwit =3D nitwit on the net

Rich

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aiiadict

Which industry is that? This is a JPL project. They are trying to do something that has never been done before and guess what? It's difficult! A hell of a lot more difficult than putting your foot in your mouth on usenet, apparently.

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Greg Crinklaw

How about spending all that money on digging a great big hole, we can all jump in it, and have some robots fill dirt back in over the top?

Rich

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aiiadict

Interesting response...do you always insult strangers?

I do not dispute that it is difficult nor do I condemn anyone who tries and fails.

In your tagline you indicate that you are a software developer...I seem to recall reading that 3 out of 4 software projects fail...usually from underfunding and poor communications.

I suspect the real problem is that under this Adminstration NASA has been starved for funding. Trying to accomplish The Impossible while you are being choked to death is difficult for anyone.

TMT

And for it being a "JPL" project...well JPL subcontracts out much of their work.

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Too_Many_Tools

We have...it is called the Iraq War.

TMT

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Too_Many_Tools

something that has never been done before and guess what?

mouth on usenet, apparently.

Damn. Got anything nice to say? I'm guessing that you're bitter about not working at NASA anymore? Is the attitude a free add-on to your software or do you charge for it ?

Couldn't resist ...

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pogo

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Greg Crinklaw

And you just reinforced everything I said. No more flamein' ...

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pogo

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