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Mars Rover Curiosity Lands successfully!! LIVE THREAD
Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) ^ | 5 Aug 2012 | JPL

Posted on 08/05/2012 11:04:03 AM PDT by hattend

Landing at 10:30PM Pacific...yes, this is early so all the aviation, space, astronomy and science pingers can "get 'er done".


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: curiosity; jpl; livemarslanding; mars; marslanding; marslandinglive; marsrover; nasa
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To: Jet Jaguar

Pinging the ground with radar.


361 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:58 PM PDT by this_ol_patriot
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To: amom

Powered Flight on simulation.


362 posted on 08/05/2012 10:31:22 PM PDT by PA Engineer ("We're not programs, Gerty, We're People")
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To: prisoner6

86 meters per second down to 4 kilometers...


363 posted on 08/05/2012 10:31:27 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Vote Obama he's unqualified on so many subjects, citizenship, history, economics, racism, allies...)
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To: JRandomFreeper

this is killing me....


364 posted on 08/05/2012 10:31:30 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Come on crane!


365 posted on 08/05/2012 10:31:30 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion or tools of deceit)
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To: this_ol_patriot

4 clicks from touchdown.


366 posted on 08/05/2012 10:31:38 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: this_ol_patriot

Heat shield off


367 posted on 08/05/2012 10:31:49 PM PDT by kabar
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To: PA Engineer

Powered Flight


368 posted on 08/05/2012 10:32:01 PM PDT by PA Engineer ("We're not programs, Gerty, We're People")
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To: jpsb
Chute deployed 1 biggy down!Chute deployed 1 biggy down!

Watching this with my nephew and his 11-year old son, and his son is just excited about this. We maybe pissing away a lot of things in space to other countries, but we still have a chance if we can get kids interested in this stuff.
369 posted on 08/05/2012 10:32:01 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: Jet Jaguar

backshell sep...rockets have fired!


370 posted on 08/05/2012 10:32:05 PM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: DoughtyOne

Powered flight!


371 posted on 08/05/2012 10:32:08 PM PDT by jpsb
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To: Red Steel

POWERED


372 posted on 08/05/2012 10:32:08 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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To: DoughtyOne

Powered flight. 500 meters sky crane coming


373 posted on 08/05/2012 10:32:17 PM PDT by this_ol_patriot
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To: Red Steel

40 meters \altitude

Bridal cut soon


374 posted on 08/05/2012 10:32:35 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: dragnet2

Wow


375 posted on 08/05/2012 10:32:59 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: rdl6989

Shy thing!


376 posted on 08/05/2012 10:33:01 PM PDT by jpsb
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To: jpsb

Touchdown.


377 posted on 08/05/2012 10:33:01 PM PDT by PA Engineer ("We're not programs, Gerty, We're People")
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To: hattend
WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!

CONGRATS, NASA!

378 posted on 08/05/2012 10:33:07 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator
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To: this_ol_patriot

touchdown confirmed


379 posted on 08/05/2012 10:33:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Vote Obama he's unqualified on so many subjects, citizenship, history, economics, racism, allies...)
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To: hattend

Landing!


380 posted on 08/05/2012 10:33:18 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion or tools of deceit)
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