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Mars Exploration Rover - Spirit Landing Live Thread
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html ^

Posted on 01/03/2004 7:12:15 PM PST by rs79bm



The spirit spacecraft is preparing to turn its heat-shield to enter the Martian atmosphere at 7:04 PST. Live JPL Coverage.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mars; marsrover
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To: RadioAstronomer
GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
81 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:03 PM PST by RadioAstronomer
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To: RadioAstronomer
they have tones
82 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:16 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Husker24

IT'S ALIVE!!!

 

83 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:22 PM PST by Action-America (Best President: Reagan * Worst President: Klinton * Worst GOP President: Dubya)
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To: RadioAstronomer
Whoo-hoo!!!!They got it!!!!
84 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:24 PM PST by WackyKat
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To: nwrep
The guy who was in charge of keeping the antenna aligned right got distracted by the brunette in the red shirt.
85 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:30 PM PST by dr_who_2
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To: WackyKat
It's Alive!!!!!!!!
86 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:43 PM PST by TLOne (All the terrorists want is for us to bow and worship their god. Oh, and let them rule.)
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To: RadioAstronomer
MGS MIGHT HAVE A SIGNAL FROM SPIRIT! Keyword though, might.
87 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:48 PM PST by Simmy2.5 (Dean...If you want the whole US to be like Gray Davis' California, VOTE FOR ME!)
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To: rs79bm
Confirming possible signal frame reception after expected landing time. A good sign!!!

Wait, hootin' and hollerin' coming from the TV in the other room. Back in a sec!
88 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:55 PM PST by LayoutGuru2 (Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)
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To: Action-America
It's on the ground!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
89 posted on 01/03/2004 8:52:58 PM PST by rs79bm (Insert Democratic principles and ideals here: .............this space intentionally left blank.....)
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To: alaska-sgt
What now? how long before the pictures?
90 posted on 01/03/2004 8:53:21 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: rs79bm
Strong low-gain signals from the rover. Yes, made it!!!
91 posted on 01/03/2004 8:54:19 PM PST by LayoutGuru2 (Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)
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To: alaska-sgt
Well you know, might take awhile for NASA to doctor the pictures to make sure that there are no pictures of the pyramids and so forth. :-P
92 posted on 01/03/2004 8:54:37 PM PST by Simmy2.5 (Dean...If you want the whole US to be like Gray Davis' California, VOTE FOR ME!)
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To: All
Now that we're SUPER nerds, watch the rover fall into a crater as soon as it leaves the landing platform.:D
93 posted on 01/03/2004 8:56:50 PM PST by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
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To: Simmy2.5
I demand a close-up of the Face-On-Mars!
94 posted on 01/03/2004 8:57:35 PM PST by WackyKat
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To: Simmy2.5
CNN is saying could be nine days for info (I think)
Oh well. Hope for the best.
95 posted on 01/03/2004 8:57:37 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: alaska-sgt
The picture is coming in ......



96 posted on 01/03/2004 9:01:24 PM PST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
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To: alaska-sgt
Possibility for pictures tonight!
97 posted on 01/03/2004 9:01:25 PM PST by RadioAstronomer
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To: RadioAstronomer
Whooohooo!

Also, got the live feed to work.
98 posted on 01/03/2004 9:02:13 PM PST by Simmy2.5 (Dean...If you want the whole US to be like Gray Davis' California, VOTE FOR ME!)
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To: alaska-sgt
Possibility of pictures tonight!

No sooner than 45 minutes.

 

99 posted on 01/03/2004 9:02:58 PM PST by Action-America (Best President: Reagan * Worst President: Klinton * Worst GOP President: Dubya)
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To: Simmy2.5
And right when it works...its over. :-/
100 posted on 01/03/2004 9:02:58 PM PST by Simmy2.5 (Dean...If you want the whole US to be like Gray Davis' California, VOTE FOR ME!)
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