Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Mpache said: Interesting that this looks like a game on the Commodore 64 That's just a sim visualisation haha. Now awaiting for first images. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,360 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 Just now, nudge said: TOUCHDOWN!!!!!! FUCKING BRILLIANT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 I love the relief and excitement in their voices 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 We have the first image! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 You can just feel the relief from everyone... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted February 18, 2021 Administrator Share Posted February 18, 2021 Can understand the relief when only 50% of missions are successful to Mars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,360 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, nudge said: We have the first image! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted February 18, 2021 Administrator Share Posted February 18, 2021 These pictures are amazing. Can you see the rover on Stellarium app @CaaC (John) mate? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,360 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Stan said: These pictures are amazing. Can you see the rover on Stellarium app @CaaC (John) mate? Fuck, forgot about that, I will have a peek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 Just now, Stan said: Can understand the relief when only 50% of missions are successful to Mars. To be honest, NASA's landing on Mars record is great though 8 out of 9 were successful, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted February 18, 2021 Administrator Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted February 18, 2021 Administrator Share Posted February 18, 2021 Great tweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,360 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, Stan said: Can you see the rover on Stellarium app @CaaC (John) mate? Imagine the little bundle of joy has landed safely thank fuck and sitting down there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 Now let's hope it finds biosignatures on Mars, too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 @CaaC (John) do you remember, our names are also on the microchip on the rover now as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,360 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, nudge said: @CaaC (John) do you remember, our names are also on the microchip on the rover now as well We are there in spirit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,360 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 31 minutes ago, nudge said: I love the relief and excitement in their voices 31 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: You can just feel the relief from everyone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted February 18, 2021 35 minutes ago, Stan said: Great tweet. This one's better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Some more pictures coming through this morning.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,615 Posted February 19, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 19, 2021 "Imagine if the rover landed and the first thing we saw was Elon Musk standing outside of his mansion." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted February 19, 2021 Administrator Share Posted February 19, 2021 @Bluewolf lives in black and white, so here are the first colour pictures from Mars: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, Stan said: @Bluewolf lives in black and white, so here are the first colour pictures from Mars: I almost fell for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,360 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Tommy said: "Imagine if the rover landed and the first thing we saw was Elon Musk standing outside of his mansion." Never mind him, imagine seeing this guy's ugly puss staring at you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted February 19, 2021 Administrator Share Posted February 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: Never mind him, imagine seeing this guy's ugly puss staring at you!! Would be camouflaged as that face is the same colour as the surface of Mars. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,360 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 19, 2021 Quote Perseverance pays off NASA rover successfully down in Jezero Crater on Mars. It started with the type of chatter you might hear from someone setting up a complex sound system. “Voice check, Smith.” “I read you five by five.” “Telemetry?” “Green.” “Voice check, Jones. “I read you…” Lots of names (not actually named Smith and Jones). Calm, measured voices from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, plus others chiming in by laptop and phone from around the world. But the calm overlaid an underlying tension. Because even before the sound checks, there’s also been another bit of control room chatter. “Flight mission, copy. It’s go time.” NASA’s Perseverance rover was no longer on its way to Mars. It was about to land. Intact or in pieces, nobody knew for sure, but it was coming down one way or another. And come down it did, landing safely at 7:56 am AEDT, about as close to perfectly on target as anyone could dream of, immediately beaming back a signal telling the world it was safe, followed by a grainy photo of its surroundings. FULL REPORT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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