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Kris Overstreet


Convention vendor, compulsive writer. I have a Patreon for monthly bills and a KoFi for tips.

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Feb
13th
2019

A moment of silence, please. · 4:01pm Feb 13th, 2019

Comments ( 49 )

RIP

Hopefully one day it ends up in a museum.

I didn't think I'd tear up at a couple of rovers. :'(

F in peace

I knew this day would come... but I always hoped opportunity would last forever and would greet the first colonists of mars...

You had a great run, little rover.

F

Why RIP, it just decided to go with Dragonfly and now it looking at new things and new roks in Equestria.

Lost, But not forgotten.

We will meet again, Opportunity. when we do you will once again be among Friends who have need of you Services for a better Future for Humanity.

A decade from now actual people arrive on Mars and find it sitting on the Martian beach drinking margaritas only for it to look embarrassed and be like.

“Oh...Hi guys.”

Rest in peace, you absolute tank of a rover.

A moment of silence for all those lost in the pursuit of and exploration of space.
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Apollo 1 crew- Astronauts Ed White, Gus Grissom, and Roger Chaffee.
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Challenger Crew- Astronauts Ellison Onizuka, Michael Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnick, and Ronald McNair
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Colombia Crew- Astronauts David Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla Michael Anderson,William McCool and Ilan Ramon.

Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds -
and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of -
wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence.
Hovering there I've chased the shouting wind along
and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

"Up, up the long delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,
where never lark, or even eagle, flew;
and, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
the high untrespassed sanctity of space,
put out my hand and touched the face of God."


“There will be risks, as there are in any experimental program, and sooner or later, inevitably, we’re going to run head-on into the law of averages and lose somebody. I hope this never happens… but if it does, I hope the American people won’t feel it’s too high a price to pay for our space program.” -Gus Grissom-

Farewell faithful servant.

GNU Opportunity. :fluttercry:

Well, at least we can say it didn't go gently into the dark, it lasted YEARS beyond what it was supposed to.

…dust to dust.

It's a little on the nose, but. :unsuresweetie:

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Opportunity earned the SHIT out of that vacation. Rest well, little buddy.:ajsleepy:

Randall Munroe gave the little trooper a better eulogy than anything I could offer.

~I will remember you~

What a brave little toaster. Rest in peace, Opportunity!

Well, this day was coming, but alas that it is here. RIP Opportunity.

Rip Little rover.

I hope one day we shall see it again, maybe a future side mission of NASA to dig the little guy up.

Press F to pay repeat to rover

maybe there will be a chance for space X colonists to find opportunity in the future. That Rover deserves to be recovered.

For fifteen years, Opportunity has persevered in the face of harsh conditions and overwhelming odds. Originally meant to last a mere 90 days, its resilience and the data it returned far exceeded all expectations. In the end, it took one of the worst dust storms ever observed on Mars to finally subdue the trusty rover. Rest in peace, Opportunity, and thanks for all the memories.

We have lost a great friend this day that never knew us, but brought us such joy. The chances are impossibly slim, but I will always hold hope in my heart that one day, during another strong storm on the martian surface, the dust will be blown off of a tiny vehicle left on the God of War's world, the sun will shine down upon it, and NASA--seemingly from no where--will receive a signal announcing its return.

I know all the physics in my heart say this shall not be, but it is what I've chosen to believe in and hope for.

Rest well Opportunity, 'til next we meet...we will listen for you, promise... :fluttershysad:

Opportunity lasted 60 times as long as it was meant to. There's a pretty strong argument for considering this the single most successful space mission in history.

We'll find the little guy once we settle on Mars. I know we will.

There needs to be a fic about Opportunity being an Explorer Pony! There must!

:fluttercry:

And another faithful explorer sails into the sunset.

The longest an American car has gone without a service visit to the dealer ever. Well, excepting a certain Tesla, and then only if we measure in miles.

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I think it would be more fitting as a display on location.

Aye. Thanks.

F.

Sad day. Good program.

Opportunity will be missed. :trollestia:

A bittersweet moment, because of all the amazing science it did on Mars.

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Oh hey, it's the song I arranged: https://musescore.com/user/27997005/scores/5274865

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Technically, we already know exactly where it, and the other rovers and landers on the planet, are. The hard part is getting there.

Carry on little rover

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