Seven minutes of terror

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Euler
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Went to JPL last year for a tour. If these guys pull it off it will be amazing!

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=1090

I'll be up on Monday morning to see if they pull it off.
PeterLe
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Blimey Peter!
When I saw that title I thought you had been caught mid trade and Betfair had gone down! :o

Wow that is an awesome piece of kit. 500,000 lines of code! I heard that a couple of the Betfair programmers were contracted on the build! :D
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JollyGreen
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I cannot see anyone from Betfair being involved or it is certain to fail!

I also notice the time to contact earth from Mars is 14 minutes, considerably quicker than the time between Betfair and their clients!
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Euler
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That looks like opportunity or spirit?

Curiosity is a remarkable achievement. It should be really interesting to see what they find on their travels. The battery is allegedly fit to last for 14 years.
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