Two LiveJournals have popped up to keep us informed of what’s really going on on Mars, without being filtered through the publicists at NASA.
First, Spirit Rover…
Monday, February 9th, 2004
9:56 pm
i’ve been staring at the same rock for two weeks.
stupid, boring rock.
this weekend i got my revenge. first i got to grind into it, then i drove right over it.
okay, i admit it, i had fun. i’d like to do more of this autonomous navigation thing. i knew i didn’t really need nasa telling me what to do.
And sister Opportunity:
**Friday, February 6th, 2004 **
8:23 am
squee!
I got to drive today! It’s so cool! I didn’t think I’d ever be allowed to go out on my own. NASA is so protective sometimes; it’s like they wanted to keep me swaddled in airbags forever. But anyways, I keep finding these round pebbly things. They get stuck in my treads. Do you think they’ll leave a mark? OMG what if Stardust saw me like this? No, it’s cool. It’s not like he’d ever come by this planet again…
Spirit is still “sick.” She swears she’s gonna drive to that crater any time now, though. She just wants to do it on her time and not when NASA orders her to. Like, whatever. Don’t tell anyone but sometimes I miss her.
Personally, I think this stuff is brilliant.
(via Boing Boing)