Comments on: Science Friday: Digging Mars, Hunting Superplanets, Flexing Computers, Walking Machines + more

By: Ravenwulf

Ravenwulf — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:54:44 +0000

I wish they could develop a substitute to the Hubble telescope and name it Roddenberry, I think it would be a fitting tribute to one of the greatest mind and science fiction write, because lets face it, I think he inspired more people to do sciences than any other person on this planet…

I’m one of those… Gene inspired me

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:08:04 +0000

Great article as usual.

The latest information on the Mars Phoenix mission is that there is an unexplained problem actually getting the sample of Martian soil into the TEGA oven. While the sample was successfully delivered onto what appears to be the surface of the spacecraft near the opening of the intended TEGA oven, it does not appear that any of the sample actually went through the oven screen into the device itself.

Scientists are currently working on the problem.

Updates on my blog as may be practical.

By: TerPor

TerPor — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:39:13 +0000

Walking mech? hmm why does that remind me of Metal Gear? Metal Gear series is awesome :)

By: Irishtrekkie

Irishtrekkie — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:03:16 +0000

and yay , they fixed the toilet on the ISS ,(in soviet russia toilet fixes you (sorry had to) meh its not like they really needed on i mean what the Enterprise D had only 1 for 1000 people. But yea good job , and the new
Japanese Kibo lab look cool .

By: Irishtrekkie

Irishtrekkie — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:42:19 +0000

hmm as a computer science student myself, its interesting to hear about flexible computers, me thinks the next gen of say ebooks readers , will be interesting.

By: Enc

Enc — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:30:01 +0000

ok
’starships dont need keys’
new lincoln commercial. whos seen it?
is just a generic add, was it a nod to star trek or was it a paramount thing for the new trek movie? that couldnt have been stoped sincee the reelease date was pushed back (yeah right)?

now this new lincoln add vs that ol hummer one. whats your fav?

By: Dierna

Dierna — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:24:52 +0000

Wow..that robot looks like a dinosaur or elephant had some fun with an ATAT. *lol*

By: KJTrek

KJTrek — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:45:21 +0000

I’m scared – I Robot seems closer every day…

By: 4 8 15 16 23 42

4 8 15 16 23 42 — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:59:27 +0000

Next for walking machine: get them to move faster, much faster; also, scale them up to a size that can accommodate cargo and passengers.

One more important step would be to create an autonomous walking machine, like the wheeled machines that won the DARPA Grand Challenge.

By: demon barber of starfleet

demon barber of starfleet — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:53:56 +0000

Not as creepy as Big Dog, but impressive.