Curiosity Rover Lands Safely on Mars

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The rover, called Curiosity, ushers in a new era of exploration that could turn up evidence that the Red Planet once had the necessary ingredients for life — or might even still harbor life today. NASA and administration officials were also quick to point to the success to counter criticism that the space agency had turned into a creaky bureaucracy incapable of matching its past glory.

“If anybody has been harboring doubts about the status of U.S. leadership in space,” John P. Holdren, the president’s science adviser, said at a news conference following the landing, “well, there’s a one-ton, automobile-size piece of American ingenuity, and it’s sitting on the surface of Mars right now.”
No other nation has yet to successfully land a spacecraft of any size on Mars. For NASA, it was the seventh success in eight chances.

More Details: Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Home & http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/science/space/curiosity-rover-lands-safely-on-mars.html

 

[Shary Bhallu TC]

Awesome

NASA is awesome despite its limited budget.

 

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[MENTION=6594]Lars[/MENTION]

Posted this in the landing thread


Yay NASA!

 

[Lars]

“You know the difference between the Mars rover and the Higgs boson?” said a NASA spokesman, his face red with anger. “You can actually see the Mars rover.”

Dick thing to say.

 

[Shyber]

Goody goody, when do we grab the popcorn?

 

[Lycan]

dear, its just a stupidity that they landed their spacecraft on mars for nothing...
it wud much better idea that they implement sovereignty of God on planet earth first, if they are so creative.

 

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7 Minutes of Terror: Curiosity Rover's Risky Mars Landing | Video

 

[Lars]

dear, its just a stupidity that they landed their spacecraft on mars for nothing...
it wud much better idea that they implement sovereignty of God on planet earth first, if they are so creative.

 

[kashifji]

Any body saw the landing live?

 

[Radical]

Good it landed safely.

First things first! Commence Operation: Lazarus Project 2! IMMEDIATELY!!!

Find Shepard's remains.

 

[Hacks]

That there is Mount Sharp: larger than any mountain in the lower 48 US States. Pretty fuckin' awesome I say.

 

[Radical]

Touchdown @ 0:40!

 

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[Ottoman]

 

[mafiadog]

haha , hilarious.

Now back to finding transformers.

 

[BumperJumper]

For those who are interested in the technical details of curiosity rover

Mars Science Laboratory: Rover

 

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[MENTION=6068]Ottoman[/MENTION]

HAHAHAHHAHA

That would have been a sight

 

[Lars]

I have seen too much Futurama.

 

[Lars]

 

[shahzadfootball]

Am i the only one around here who has difficulty seeing the photos ? cause all I see is a question mark on a small icon when u guys post a picture -_- except of memes !