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Re:Comet lander falls silent, scientists fear it has moved by LesZedCB on Monday July 20, 2015 @04:58PM (#9919035)
Slightly OT, but I just finished reading The Martian [1] by Andy Weir. I have always been fascinated by space and space travel, but I never really had a good grasp on the technical complexity of it all until I read that book. Now that I understand that, I have a whole new appreciation for how awesome the Rosetta/Philae and the New Horizons missions are, and exactly why it is so incredibly exciting what we have done in only the past 60 or so years of space travel.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/The-Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B...

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Re:Comet lander falls silent, scientists fear it has moved by HaseebR7 on Monday July 20, 2015 @10:48PM (#9920319)
Can't wait for the movie.

BTW this short story by Andy Weir is also a great read.

http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html

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Re:Comet lander falls silent, scientists fear it has moved by karlshea on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @02:04AM (#9920758)
There's a great interview of Andy Weir by Adam Savage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SemyzKgaUU
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