NASA Loses Contact With Mars Global

I don’t know about you but I think this is a big story. I’m surprised that nobody has picked up on this.

www.space.com/news/061110_mgs_missing.html

Oh dear ... this is one to keep an eye on. Hope it sorts itself out.

Bart.

Still no contact with Mars Global yet. Coincidently its now ten years in space. Maybe Mars has claimed another probe.

Looks like Mars got another one.

Looks like Mars got another one.

I'm not sure that's really a fair comment. How long was the predicted life of the craft? Was it like the little rovers and has it in fact over-shot it's expectations? If it turns out that this thing was only supposed to last 5 years and it's just died at 10 now then I think we should be celebrating a great success and thanking Mars for not twatting this one before it's time!

Bart.

Space.com said the mission was supposed to last 1 martian year (2 earth years)