Congrats to the MSL Team. Well done!!!I understand they've already snapped a few photo's too.
Quote from: ChefPat on 08/06/2012 02:34 pmCongrats to the MSL Team. Well done!!!I understand they've already snapped a few photo's too.Great! Now where is the Iludium Q-36 explosive space modulator?
It proves that even the longest of odds are no match for our unique blend of ingenuity and determination.
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 08/06/2012 01:56 pm It proves that even the longest of odds are no match for our unique blend of ingenuity and determination. I heard Holdren say much the same thing last night, 'gutsy determination' overcoming 'long odds', with skill.I'm not sure they understand what 'long odds' means.In the 1990s, NASA was directed to use determination and sincerity to make difficult missions easier. It was one disaster after another.You use insight and intelligence to REDUCE the long odds to much BETTER odds, and then when you launch, the odds are on your side, not AGAINST you.You 'stack the deck' and 'load the dice'. You do NOT wish hard, cross your fingers, squeeze your eyes shut, and jump. Or if you do, you will fail, and you will deserve it.I'm probably over sensitive to this loose wording, since I've been up close and very, VERY personal to the hideous costs of relying on enthusiasm and self esteem to overcome Mother Nature.So I'll just shrug it off as meaningless political phrase-making, which is not inappropriate at this joyous time. And I'll jump up and down and wear a silly hat, for a proper celebratory interval, as the success warrents.
WOW.
Nathan Moeller has just tweeted this:https://twitter.com/AstroN8/status/232496228464750592/photo/1/largeWOW.
Doesn't look like pyros to me.
Sorry for being late, but could anybody link me to info about the rover I'm particularly interested about how it is being powered.
I am so hopping that pic is real... Incredible if it is!