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Thanks for the thread and 'toons!

Touchdown 8:35 PM PT tonight 1/3/04

9 posted on 01/03/2004 9:43:59 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi .......... Stay the course in 2004 ..... Become a Monthly at FR..... Eagles Up!)

To: NormsRevenge

It's important for freepers to understand that there will not be immediate confirmation of landing.

A delay of about 10 minutes will exist in the timing of the communication because of the distance between the two planets.

In addition, if the lander is not aligned correctly, the antenna could be blocked. If the lander does not land on it's base, it will need to rotate during the deployment of the petals.

I'm not an engineer on this mission, but with all of the gears and motors involved, you have to worry about a single point of failure screwing up the entire mission.

15 posted on 01/03/2004 9:48:54 AM PST by bonesmccoy (We shall overcome!)

To: NormsRevenge

"Touchdown 8:35 PM PT tonight 1/3/04"

Yup. Fox News just announced landing time is 5:35PM EST this evening. Good Luck.

18 posted on 01/03/2004 9:51:55 AM PST by blam

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