If you think this is sad you should hear what happened to Sojourner, our first Mars rover. If it lost contact with the base station it was programmed to drive around to hopefully get line of sight so it can keep doing science.
However, the base station - Mars Pathfinder - failed first. Scientists didn’t know what happened to them until the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter got detailed shots of the landing site. There were far, far more tracks from Sojourner than expected.
So this poor little robot was driving around and around, trying to get back in contact with NASA because it had more science for us, until it too died.
Living up to its name.
https://jasminewarga.com/a-rovers-story is the extended version of this.
Wait XKCD is a woman?! Or is this just related story
Wow he’s super handsome
I’m always amazed at how efficient us humans are at making me feel sorry for a cartoon robot!
Humanity and it’s powerful need to personify objects
Yes. But it was very loyal robot.
Sue me.
(The engineers certainly did a wonderful job building it!)
😢
Bring Him Home!
Who tf is cutting onions?
I’m told you were the best
The one thing that always bugged me about this comic: Days?
Sols.
This is like Chuggy and the Channel tunnel 😢
Dont do this to me
On a Saturday morning, no less.
“My battery is low and it’s getting dark.”
I am sad now. Thank you.
This is the way. We didn’t abandon that awesome machine! It went above and beyond from day one and kicked ass! It’s a true hero.
One day humanity will reach for the stars and bring our little friend home.
I always liked the extended version:
I hope we preserve all our robot heroes like this when we have settlements on Mars
You say extended but it’s missing panels!
It’s a retcon.
Original: https://xkcd.com/695/
