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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: kabar
The affirmative action head of NASA will be taking the bows.

Let's see, the NASA administrator is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, entered the Marine Corps, flew over 100 combat missions in Vietnam and Laos in A-6 Intruders, went through the US Navy's Test Pilot School, commaned a Marine Air Wing, retired as a Major General from the Marine Corps with over 30 years. He piloted two Space Shuttle flights, commanded two more.

If affirmative action means putting a former Marine who flew a lot of combat missions over Vietnam and who has a helluva lot of command experience as a Marine and even as an astronaut, then I'm all for it!
501 posted on 08/05/2012 10:53:02 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh

LOL


502 posted on 08/05/2012 10:53:31 PM PDT by amom
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To: hattend
One of the JPL guys has his 7-9 year-old daughter there to witness the historic moment. BRAVO ZULU!!!!!

I remember watching on Christmas eve when Apollo 8 emerged from the backside of the moon, and the crew read from Genesis 1.

This is truly another unforgettable moment!!

503 posted on 08/05/2012 10:53:49 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: af_vet_rr
It is what humanity was meant to do. God didn't give us these brains and hands and this universe just to live in caves and remain ignorant.

I have always felt that after Apollo America lost it's way.
504 posted on 08/05/2012 10:53:54 PM PDT by PA Engineer ("We're not programs, Gerty, We're People")
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To: Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh

I heard it too, and thought much the same.


505 posted on 08/05/2012 10:54:04 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Vote Obama he's unqualified on so many subjects, citizenship, history, economics, racism, allies...)
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To: montag813

>> “You didn’t land that!”

Exactly.


506 posted on 08/05/2012 10:54:04 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Demoralization is a weapon of the enemy. Don't get it, don't spread it!)
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To: PA Engineer

507 posted on 08/05/2012 10:55:04 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Siri: Gold Baby, Gold!)
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To: TXnMA
LOL! I just figured out what the stuff was with the 5 decimal places on the numbers for each step....

They were running a pool on some of the variables.

Humans are so human.

/johnny

508 posted on 08/05/2012 10:55:58 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

What was the URL for images??


509 posted on 08/05/2012 10:57:00 PM PDT by colinhester
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To: montag813

FUBO!!!


510 posted on 08/05/2012 10:57:01 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: PA Engineer

LOL. People do care. The Curiosity websites have been crashed. Time for a drink.


511 posted on 08/05/2012 10:57:17 PM PDT by PA Engineer ("We're not programs, Gerty, We're People")
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To: montag813

CURIOSITY DIRECTIONS

Martians, please read before using U. S. Rover Curiosity.

Please plug in and charge batteries fully before turning research vehicle on. Full power should be reached after roughly 12 earth hours of charging.

Failing to do this will void your warranty, and may cause serious damage to your rover.


512 posted on 08/05/2012 10:58:08 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Vote Obama he's unqualified on so many subjects, citizenship, history, economics, racism, allies...)
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To: JRandomFreeper

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/first_images_mars.html#

Photos from Mars at link


513 posted on 08/05/2012 10:58:08 PM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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To: PA Engineer

It’d be cool to see Opportunity roll up, extend it’s robotic hand and say, “Curiosity, I presume.” C’mon, we could do it!


514 posted on 08/05/2012 10:58:18 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: colinhester
Don't know. I'll download them later.

/johnny

515 posted on 08/05/2012 10:58:34 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: DoughtyOne
I agree with that. JPL does a damned good job. Wish the rest of the government space efforts were as sterling these days. Come on private sector...

Get Congress out of the way, and get rid of the influence of some of the lobbyists. They tend to really complicate space programs and make them very expensive and more resource-intensive than they need to be.
516 posted on 08/05/2012 10:58:44 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: rdl6989

Thanks.


517 posted on 08/05/2012 10:59:02 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Vote Obama he's unqualified on so many subjects, citizenship, history, economics, racism, allies...)
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To: af_vet_rr
Awesome dude, served his country with honor and deserves our thanks and respect. But he sucks as the head of NASA. But that has more to do with his boss then him.
518 posted on 08/05/2012 10:59:55 PM PDT by Dimez_Recon (Currahee Stryker: When in doubt, shoot more.)
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519 posted on 08/05/2012 11:01:12 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion or tools of deceit)
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To: PA Engineer
I have always felt that after Apollo America lost it's way.

I've felt this way as well - we retreated to low earth orbit for the most party.

America was built by pioneers and we are at our best when we do big things, but there are those who want to turn us into a nation of settlers.
520 posted on 08/05/2012 11:01:31 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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