Matt Molnar
2008-11-11, 12:49 PM
I never thought I'd be saddened by a fake blog written on behalf of a robot, but this is kinda touching...
Gizmodo:
This is My Farewell Transmission From Mars (http://gizmodo.com/5082385/this-is-my-farewell-transmission-from-mars)
4:20 PM on Mon Nov 10 2008
By Mars Phoenix
If you are reading this, then my mission is probably over.
This final entry is one that I asked be posted after my mission team announces they’ve lost contact with me. Today is that day and I must say good-bye, but I do it in triumph and not in grief.
As I’ve said before, there’s no other place I’d rather be than here. My mission lasted five months instead of three, and I’m content knowing that I worked hard and accomplished great things during that time. My work here is done, but I leave behind a legacy of images and data.
In that sense, you haven’t heard the end of me. Scientists will be releasing findings based on my data for months, possibly years, to come and today’s children will read of my discoveries in their textbooks. Engineers will use my experience during landing and surface operations to aid in designing future robotic missions. [Full Article (http://gizmodo.com/5082385/this-is-my-farewell-transmission-from-mars)]
Gizmodo:
This is My Farewell Transmission From Mars (http://gizmodo.com/5082385/this-is-my-farewell-transmission-from-mars)
4:20 PM on Mon Nov 10 2008
By Mars Phoenix
If you are reading this, then my mission is probably over.
This final entry is one that I asked be posted after my mission team announces they’ve lost contact with me. Today is that day and I must say good-bye, but I do it in triumph and not in grief.
As I’ve said before, there’s no other place I’d rather be than here. My mission lasted five months instead of three, and I’m content knowing that I worked hard and accomplished great things during that time. My work here is done, but I leave behind a legacy of images and data.
In that sense, you haven’t heard the end of me. Scientists will be releasing findings based on my data for months, possibly years, to come and today’s children will read of my discoveries in their textbooks. Engineers will use my experience during landing and surface operations to aid in designing future robotic missions. [Full Article (http://gizmodo.com/5082385/this-is-my-farewell-transmission-from-mars)]