Spirit has landed on Mars! — #23
This is awesome news..with so many failures in the past 10 years, it's great that NASA finally has a win on their hands...
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Spirit has landed on Mars! — #22
Yay!
I wonder how much longer till people actually go? :|
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #21
Wow, that's really neat.
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #20
pretty cool ****
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #19
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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…
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #18
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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…
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #17
woo hoo!
any news on the beagle2?
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #16
NASA TV live feeds (requires RealPlayer):
http://www.unitedspacealliance.com/live/nasatv.htm
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Web.html
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #15
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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…
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #14
press conference at 12:30 am EST...
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #13
The Spirit is powered by the PowerPC chip. Cool.
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The computer in each Mars Exploration Rover runs with a 32-bit Rad 6000 microprocessor, a radiation-hardened version o…
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #12
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Originally posted by Chris Grande:
Hot Damn! She made it!
Entry, Descent, and Landing Diagram
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #11
This is a happy day... NASA knows the difference between Pounds and Newtons after all!!!
This really is good news though. Congrats, NASA!
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #10
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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…
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #8
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Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob:
It's transmitting...
Woo hoo! Spirit lives!
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #9
Hot Damn! She made it!
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #5
It's transmitting...
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #6
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!
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #7
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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!
w00t…
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #4
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Originally posted by Earth Mk. II:
I hope this one actually makes it.
So do I.
But I'm starting to freak out. It's been 10 minutes and they still haven't …
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #3
I hope this one actually makes it.
If it doesn't, I'll be convinced that the martians don't want us spying on their tea parties.
Spirit has landed on Mars! — #2
This is nerve-wracking. I can't take it. They had indications that it was bouncing on the surface, but now it's gone silent.
Would *You* Buy a PB on eBay? — #2
I would never buy a computer on ebay. Just too risky IMO but i know of people who have gotten good TiBooks on ebay.
Would *You* Buy a PB on eBay? — #3
I ditto the above. I buy lots of stuff on ebay -- just got InDesign CS last month for a VERY reasonable price, in fact -- but would never buy a computer. Way too many things to go …
Would *You* Buy a PB on eBay? — #4
just do your research on the seller. i try not to buy from newer sellers, or if they have any negative feedback.
its a tough call. i like to email the seller and ask a basic quest…