Bussi coordinates a team of 20 who are working to build, test, and tweak Europe’s new Mars Yard—a 3,400-square-foot installation on the outskirts of Turin in northwest Italy. There, every detail has been meticulously crafted to simulate a small patch of the surface of the Red Planet. Officially, it is called the Rover Operational Control Centre, or ROCC.
Mars: An interesting place to visit. Wouldn’t want to live there.
ChrisJuly 8, 2020, 5:50 PM
Somewhat cool. Is it real? I’ve wondered how they get pictures and “fly” space stuff that far from earth.
Radio signals that far away from our marble? Of course they did just recently put a Covid tracker on all our cell phones without asking……..WTH?
We don’t need no water.
Auntie AnalogueJuly 8, 2020, 9:41 PM
How many spiffy Sciencetific degrees has that trio playing in the sandbox?
John VenletJuly 9, 2020, 6:29 AM
These dreams of colonizing Mars, or some other light years away “earth like planet,” are today’s iteration of alchemy, turning lead into gold, but with more college degrees involved.
Roy LofquistJuly 9, 2020, 8:23 AM
Song which mentions Mars. The moon and Jupiter too.
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Gerard Van der Leun
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
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Mars: An interesting place to visit. Wouldn’t want to live there.
Somewhat cool. Is it real? I’ve wondered how they get pictures and “fly” space stuff that far from earth.
Radio signals that far away from our marble? Of course they did just recently put a Covid tracker on all our cell phones without asking……..WTH?
We don’t need no water.
How many spiffy Sciencetific degrees has that trio playing in the sandbox?
These dreams of colonizing Mars, or some other light years away “earth like planet,” are today’s iteration of alchemy, turning lead into gold, but with more college degrees involved.
Song which mentions Mars. The moon and Jupiter too.
https://youtu.be/nBGMQ9Kx9iI?t=99