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Jarqui

(10,110 posts)
8. My father loved geology and space
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:42 PM
Feb 2019

He would get so excited following NASA from John Glenn's first orbit on

He developed an aggressive lymphoma which limited what we could do with him in 2004. We found all kinds of things though - making every day we could count.

Pics of Cassini's Saturn mission and Spirit & Opportunity cruising around on Mars were a tremendous thrill for him at a time when he was really sick - dying. NASA (& others) delivered a last one-two show that was so jaw dropping exhilarating. For a while, he forgot how sick he was. It was like a wonderful gift.

Never thought of NASA quite like that before. I will always be grateful to them. I'm sure my father isn't the only one they've thrilled while enduring a dark moment.


The little rover that could. Calista241 Feb 2019 #1
yeah, for sure. MBS Feb 2019 #16
Just maybe it will wake back up....................all the downloaded pictures was just amazing..... turbinetree Feb 2019 #2
I've been watching the National Geographic MARS series... brooklynite Feb 2019 #3
someday we will be there to recover the rover in person. EveHammond13 Feb 2019 #4
Someday sarge43 Feb 2019 #6
"The cosmos is all that is, or was, or ever will be..." EveHammond13 Feb 2019 #14
"We are made of star stuff." n/t sarge43 Feb 2019 #18
Years ago when I was in college, I was trying to decide what science classes to take to meet the suffragette Feb 2019 #22
Well done, thou good and faithful servant sarge43 Feb 2019 #5
perfect, thanks. n/t MBS Feb 2019 #17
You're welcome. sarge43 Feb 2019 #20
+10000000 bronxiteforever Feb 2019 #21
Wow. BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #7
I was actually sad til I saw that lmao! backtoblue Feb 2019 #9
I loved that movie. BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #11
Some people lived their entire career working solely on that program. joshcryer Feb 2019 #15
I remember reading articles about that BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #19
with mars' enviroment how long should the dead rover last on Mars? samnsara Feb 2019 #26
I expect many of the components BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #27
My father loved geology and space Jarqui Feb 2019 #8
I hope that we get credit for one of our last noble attempts before our extinction. ffr Feb 2019 #10
Opportunity lost. truthisfreedom Feb 2019 #12
It has lived a long and meaningful life. SeattleVet Feb 2019 #13
Ya done good, Little Buddy!!! Talitha Feb 2019 #23
Hopefully it will be salvaged by a future Martian explorer and shipped home. OnlinePoker Feb 2019 #24
Maybe he just got tired of doing the same crap day after day and decided to do something else. denverbill Feb 2019 #25
Should have got that extended warranty. Ptah Feb 2019 #28
Sad space news Baclava Feb 2019 #29
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