Mars Mission Delayed, LHC Fix, Spaceship Tix

December 08, 2008

Alright folks, your Discovery Space video wrap-up, preview and shenanigan-filled post is up and running!

Last week's big news is the Mars Science Laboratory delay, the Large Hadron Collider damage/fix-up and the discount of XCOR's Lynx tickets -- they're ONLY $95,000 a pop now!

Here's a text version of your weekly preview:

• Mon. 12/8 - Planetary Puzzles - Solve these puzzles to see a side of the solar system you've never seen before!
• Tue. 12/9 - My Take: Death of a Phoenix - Peter Smith gives you the low-down on the Phoenix Mars Lander's bucket-kicking -- and what's still left to do on Mars.
• Wed. 12/10 - Top 10 Worst Ways to Die in Space - Pretty self-explanatory, right?
• Thu. 12/11 - Online Chat - Living on a Fake Mars - I do an instant message interview with a 100+ day mock Mars mission participant.
• Fri. 12/12 - Space Photo Quiz - Per the usual, a weekly image challenge using some of the coolest space images out there.

Some links out the wazoo:

• Video: 3 Questions: Mars
• IM Interview: Beyond the Large hadron Collider
• IM Interview: Digging for Signs of Life on Mars
• Space Puzzles and Games
• About Discovery Space

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Complaints? Insults? Send your electronic banter here: DiscoverySpace@Discovery.com

Comments

[Zach]

Hopefully one day our leaders will be able to think critically and logically, and realize that killing people because we are afraid of them is far less productive and useful than, say... seeking to understand the universe we're lucky enough to live in in the first place.

-Dave Mosher

Dave, congrats on being a good writer. Your words signify my thoughts with even more force. No more war, please Big Government! Time to start saying peace and really meaning it. I feel so empowered by your anti-war words. With your persmission, I would like to use this exerpt on my e-mail signature.

-Zach
Birmingham, MI

(Vacationing in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands!)