Why else would only the NASA probe successfully reach the red planet? The Japanese probe failed and Beagle 2 disappeared. I vaguely remember something about 4 probes heading there,…

Quote: Originally posted by Stradlater: Britney Spears is not that attractive; her body, after some work, is fine, sure; but the face is what counts, and she doesn't hav…

I actually went to people.com (linked from the link above). Second paragraph: Quote: But before you make any plans to send wedding gifts, a source close to the pop …

Britney Spears is not that attractive; her body, after some work, is fine, sure; but the face is what counts, and she doesn't have it. What's funny is that this will probably affe…

yeah, i'm sure there's plenty of kids who would get her drunk enough to agree to marry them... in 2 weeks there'll be an announcement that she's pregnant, too.

She had a bell hop walk her down the aisle... what the heck? Was she drunk? Sounds like she kinda kept people close to her out of it... hmmm

She married George Constanza?

Quote: Originally posted by ThinkInsane: She married George Constanza? that was the first thing i thought, too

i let her go home to see her friend for the weekend and look what happens! oh well, lesson learned.

Britney Spears weds childhood friend Quote: The 22-year-old diva married Jason Allen Alexander early Saturday at the Little White Wedding Chapel on the Strip, accord…

Quote: 0612 GMT (1:12 a.m. EST) "When you walk outside today, if it is clear, you can see Mars. Just think, we just landed a rover on that planet. That is very sobering," JPL d…

Quote: Originally posted by ironknee: woo hoo! any news on the beagle2? They have another chance to hear from it on Sunday, January 4th. If they don't hear from…

woo hoo! any news on the beagle2?

NASA TV live feeds (requires RealPlayer): http://www.unitedspacealliance.com/live/nasatv.htm http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Web.html

Where is winter indeed... 38�C / 100.4�F.

Quote: Originally posted by Spliff: Entry, Descent, and Landing Diagram I don' get it.. the airbags deployed after the first bounce? Wow, we've been doign it wro…

press conference at 12:30 am EST...

The Spirit is powered by the PowerPC chip. Cool. Quote: The computer in each Mars Exploration Rover runs with a 32-bit Rad 6000 microprocessor, a radiation-hardened version o…

Quote: Originally posted by Chris Grande: Hot Damn! She made it! Entry, Descent, and Landing Diagram

This is a happy day... NASA knows the difference between Pounds and Newtons after all!!! This really is good news though. Congrats, NASA!

Quote: 0453 GMT (11:53 p.m. EST) The Mission Control room is a wild place at the moment with handshakes, screams and some very happy tears. Not to get sappy…

Quote: Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob: It's transmitting... Woo hoo! Spirit lives!

Hot Damn! She made it!

It's transmitting...

SPIRIT IS ALIVE ON MARS! A "very strong signal" is now being received from the Spirit rover from the Gusev Crater on the surface of the Red Planet!