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Author Topic: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug  (Read 7742 times)

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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #15 on: 05 Aug 2012, 23:34 »
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #16 on: 06 Aug 2012, 00:01 »
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #17 on: 06 Aug 2012, 00:18 »


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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #18 on: 06 Aug 2012, 00:23 »
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #19 on: 06 Aug 2012, 00:39 »
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Kybernetes Moros

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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #20 on: 06 Aug 2012, 00:47 »
This was incredible to watch.

And it really makes me want to go back to bleeding-edge physics.
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #21 on: 06 Aug 2012, 00:57 »
Holy crap, that insane skycrane doohickey actually worked. Congratulations to the team. Congratulations to us, really. This is pretty cool.
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #22 on: 06 Aug 2012, 01:48 »
I overslept and missed it, but hurrah for science!
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #23 on: 06 Aug 2012, 08:18 »
These kinds of things still give me some hope for humanity. Very happy.

Also incredibly sad, as most of the American news sites don't seem to care all that much.  Fucking embarrassing.
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #24 on: 06 Aug 2012, 08:45 »
Quote from: Silas Vitalia on 06 Aug 2012, 08:18
Also incredibly sad, as most of the American news sites don't seem to care all that much.  Fucking embarrassing.
Go America, can't even get good Olympics coverage, what makes you think they would shit up that garbage with something from another planet?

Very impressive though, any replay's up around the net?
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #25 on: 06 Aug 2012, 09:19 »
It looks like there is split coverage between the shooting in Wisconsin and MSL's landing.  The "established" Media will be playing catch-up today as the read the web.  Sadly "if it bleeds it leads" will likely win the day over "awesome" (as in filling the viewer with awe).  Props to both BBC News & CNN for having it very prominently (big image) "above the fold" (no scrolling required.   

It is telling however that the the tech-savy world was watching.  NASA's website crashed shortly after landing (ok... maybe it was a DoSA, but I prefer to think it was from a traffic spike).

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Quote from: Logan Fyreite on 06 Aug 2012, 08:45
Very impressive though, any replay's up around the net?

Mission Control during Descent - the room explodes with victory at around 03:15 in the video.  I would note the lead up coverage was better than anything I have seen from NBC for the Olympics.


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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #26 on: 06 Aug 2012, 09:24 »
Also, as a reminder, Opportunity is still chugging along after 8 years.

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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #27 on: 06 Aug 2012, 09:31 »
I have a Mars hangover this morning.
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #28 on: 06 Aug 2012, 10:24 »


MRO caught a picture of MSL during descent.
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Re: MSL Lands on Mars 5/6 Aug
« Reply #29 on: 06 Aug 2012, 11:04 »
Quote from: Casiella on 06 Aug 2012, 09:31
I have a Mars hangover this morning.

You and everyone else who has their priorities straight. :D
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