Lord British's Lost Lunar Rover Found, After 37 Years 193
Lanxon writes "The guy behind Ultima Online once bought an old Russian rover, despite it being lost on the moon somewhere. And now, using images released by NASA, it has been located on the moon's surface after nearly four decades of being MIA, reports Wired. Richard Garriott, who created the Ultima Online multiplayer game, bought the Lunokhod 2 in a Sotheby's auction in New York in 1998. And so new was the discovery of his lost possession, he hadn't even heard that the craft had been discovered when Wired spoke to him."
(Richard Garriott is also well known as Lord British.)
Proof he owns the moon. (Score:5, Informative)
At one point, Richard Garriott declared himself to be ruler of the moon, based on him being the only non-government entity to own anything physically on the moon.
It's a shame he doesn't make that claim more public.
Re:And the photos of the moon landing site are... (Score:5, Informative)
Here [nasa.gov].
Re:Proof he owns the moon. (Score:5, Informative)
At one point, Richard Garriott declared himself to be ruler of the moon, based on him being the only non-government entity to own anything physically on the moon.
Oooooook.
http://www.lunarembassy.com/ [lunarembassy.com]
http://www.lunarregistry.com/ [lunarregistry.com]
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/11/20/lunar.land/ [cnn.com]
One thing's clear: he's about to owe someone, somewhere, for parking.
Re:...what? (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/01/02/feature-the-day-lord-british-died/ [gamestooge.com]
Re:...what? (Score:4, Informative)
I don't know who "Yahtzee" is, other than a Hasbro trademark, but Richard Garriot has been making video games since the late 70s as Lord British. If you haven't heard of him before 2010, it's not because he's been quiet.
Re:creator of Ultima Online? (Score:2, Informative)
Never lost (Score:5, Informative)
Lunokhod 2 has been returning Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) pulses since the early 1970's. Not only is it not lost, its position is known to a centimeter or better.
Finding Lunokhod 1, which has been missing since 1971, would be a real coup, especially if LLR returns could be obtained from it.
"Britishing" hehe... (Score:4, Informative)
What the hell are you talking about? The only reason I play UO is for all the "Britishing": paying real world dollars to people for cyber-sex, then player killing them as I climax. That's the only reason anyone plays UO - all the violent sex. Jesus, man, where have you been?
Remember Old Man Murray reviews? Coined the term "Britishing":
http://www.oldmanmurray.com/shortreviews/sr5.html [oldmanmurray.com]
Re:Proof he owns the moon. (Score:3, Informative)
And Rainz. [gmtristan.com]
Re:A little off-topic... (Score:3, Informative)
Yes, and it is very much worth linking to.
http://www.u5lazarus.com/ [u5lazarus.com]
Many of the same people have been working on an Ultima VI remake, and a generic platform for Ultima remakes continuing the U5-Lazarus code.
http://u6project.com/ [u6project.com]
Re:Never lost (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Was that worth it? (Score:5, Informative)