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Mars Rover Curiosity Lands successfully!! LIVE THREAD
Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) ^ | 5 Aug 2012 | JPL

Posted on 08/05/2012 11:04:03 AM PDT by hattend

Landing at 10:30PM Pacific...yes, this is early so all the aviation, space, astronomy and science pingers can "get 'er done".


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: curiosity; jpl; livemarslanding; mars; marslanding; marslandinglive; marsrover; nasa
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To: DoughtyOne

Headed for the terget


341 posted on 08/05/2012 10:28:18 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: rdl6989

Pitiful.


342 posted on 08/05/2012 10:28:36 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Jet Jaguar

Sky Crane action coming up soon. ...


343 posted on 08/05/2012 10:28:45 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: LibWhacker

They’re getting telemetry from Curiosity via the Mars Odyssey Orbiter.


344 posted on 08/05/2012 10:28:52 PM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: this_ol_patriot
Yep Odyssey is working
345 posted on 08/05/2012 10:28:52 PM PDT by kabar
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To: House Atreides

I like the cute, long-haired redhead....


346 posted on 08/05/2012 10:29:05 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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To: hattend

Woot! a couple of minutes


347 posted on 08/05/2012 10:29:13 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: LibWhacker
Telemetry came in from the vehicle. Not on the ground yet.

/johnny

348 posted on 08/05/2012 10:29:13 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: prisoner6

This is driving me nuts!!!


349 posted on 08/05/2012 10:29:39 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: Jet Jaguar

Down to Mach 2.0... 15 kilometers


350 posted on 08/05/2012 10:29:39 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Vote Obama he's unqualified on so many subjects, citizenship, history, economics, racism, allies...)
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To: Red Steel

10 miles above the surface


351 posted on 08/05/2012 10:29:43 PM PDT by kabar
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To: JRandomFreeper

Chute!!!


352 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:10 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion or tools of deceit)
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To: prisoner6

PARACHUTE deployed!


353 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:10 PM PDT by this_ol_patriot
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To: kabar

Parachute deploy!


354 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:14 PM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Chute deployed 1 biggy down!


355 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:19 PM PDT by jpsb
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To: JRandomFreeper

parachute works


356 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:19 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: PA Engineer

Parashoot deployed.


357 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:30 PM PDT by amom
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To: JRandomFreeper

CHUTE DEPLOY...Looking GREAT!


358 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:30 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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To: JRandomFreeper

CHUTE DEPLOY...Looking GREAT!


359 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:43 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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To: hoagy62

Slowing down rapidly


360 posted on 08/05/2012 10:30:58 PM PDT by kabar
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