|
May 26, 2008
Posted: 12:55 AM ET
There is no assignment more fun in my world than a Mars landing. The mix of excitement, anxiety and adventure are hard to match. 
Steve Squyres from the Mars Rovers team, CNN’s Miles O’Brien and photographer Styke Dimas  I think much of the allure has something to do with the “all-in” high-stakes gamble that is the coin of the realm in this racket. The people who populate the business of exploring other planets would probably be at home playing poker on a riverboat. I cannot think of another profession where so much time and effort is focused on a single, highly risky event. If only one widget fails, they all go home empty handed - their blood, sweat time and tears down the tubes. But when they win, they win big. Really big. And the thing is we all get to share in the winnings - because these riverboat gamblers play with an open hand. Maybe they will turn over a card on Mars and find something very profound - something that makes us think about our place in the universe. What are the odds anyway? – Correspondent Miles O’Brien, CNN Science & Technology Filed under: Mars • NASA • Space |
 
About this blog
As we reach out to learn more about the universe, we’re all coming to terms with our relationship to our home planet: Pollution, solutions, and challenges in the way we live - and what we may leave behind. New Gadgets, and new discoveries, from the lab to the edges of the Galaxy; and the crossroad where science, religion, money and politics collide.  Recent Posts
Related Links
 |
|
CNN Comment Policy: CNN encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law. Please note that CNN makes reasonable efforts to review all comments prior to posting and CNN may edit comments for clarity or to keep out questionable or off-topic material. All comments should be relevant to the post and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. By submitting your comment, you hereby give CNN the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, cablecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comment(s) and accompanying personal identifying information via all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity. CNN Privacy Statement.
|
|
del.icio.us
Add a comment
