#thanks oppy

[the-dark-fantastic]

Good job, little rover. Good job. ;_;

[trombonesorceress]

I’m writing my senior thesis on why people love the mars rovers so much, what that says about humanity/human empathy, and particularly how we mourned  Opportunity’s “death” and I gotta say it has been nearly a full year and a half since the mission officially ended but going through the Oppy tag has me crying still oh my god

[catadromously]

farewell, friend.

[waittherespie]

NASA’s final transmission to Opportunity was Billie Holiday’s “I’ll Be Seeing You”

#ThanksOppy

[amazingspidermans]

Tony: *hears about oppy's death*

Tony, building 12 different modes of transportation to Mars: yOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT DESERVES A PROPER FUNERAL

Literally everyone: TONY NO

[actually-the-king-of-hell]

Opportunity

Don't tell me humans wouldn't force the fleet they're on to go to Mars to save Oppy. Just imagine the human captain bolting out of their seat all of the sudden and just yelling: "We have to go to Mars!" And they'd get a lot of weird looks from everyone until they yell:" Oppy!" And suddenly the whole human crew is going mental. Pulling up original plans and forcing the captain of the ship to go to Mars as fast as possible. Just because they want to save this weird thing called Oppy. And in between that chaos, the aliens are just standing there looking confused.

Bonus:

Oppy and Stabby becoming besties.

This was my TED-talk.

[foreverabrokenfighter]

Put what you want about us going into space with our new alien friends

But if you don't think that every single one of us isn't going to beg and plead with them to make a "quick stop" by Mars for us to save Oppy, you're lying to yourself and everyone else.

We'd beg, plead, throw a fit, bargain, and do whatever we can think of to get them to go to Mars, find Oppy, and let us drag her on board so we can clean her off and get her running again, probably cooing to her and petting her all the while, promising to make her "all sparkly and shiny and clean again" so she can go back to doing what she does best. And don't lie to yourself and tell yourself you wouldn't give her a hug and kiss from all of humanity.

And THAT is when the aliens realise we will pack bond with anything and everything.

[mamalaw1021]

Came across this is on Facebook today and my ass is crying at just the thought.