Curiousity Lands on Mars!

[Haakzilla]

...woohoo, go NASA! Live coverage --> HERE

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:32:54 PM PDT
NASA's Curiosity rover has landed on Mars! Its descent-stage retrorockets fired, guiding it to the surface. Nylon cords lowered the rover to the ground in the "sky crane" maneuver. When the spacecraft sensed touchdown...

 

[jlprk]

This mission has been perfect since it was launched on its second try, with one little exception which they can work around.

Hey Hack, I didn't know you're a space fan! You and I are remarkably similar except for one thing.

 

[Haakzilla]

This mission has been perfect since it was launched on its second try, with one little exception which they can work around.

Hey Hack, I didn't know you're a space fan! You and I are remarkably similar except for one thing.

...inner-space and outer-space!

 

[Eastoff]

...inner-space and outer-space!

Did someone say outerspace?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I don't know, to me out space exploration like this seems hard to justify when one looks at how bad off so many people are in this country.

 

[Eastoff]

I don't know, to me war like this seems hard to justify when one looks at how bad off so many people are in this country.

FTFY

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

FTFY

There's a difference. I mean, I see your point, but there is a difference.

 

[huevonkiller]

Both posts are valid.

 

[THE HCP]

How long does it take to get to Mars? What is the mission?

 

[jlprk]

Don't try it. They'll send you back.

 

[Denny Crane]

Yeah, yeah. When HCP goes, he needs to bring you back a bull whip and some pain meds.

 

[jlprk]

Turns out I have Greg Oden's problem, only above the waist.

Man, that sounds weird.

 

[Haakzilla]

...Mount Sharp!

 

[Denny Crane]

You're 20 and you look like you're 70?

 

[jlprk]

Actually that's one of many mountains of cash on Denny's tobacco farm outside of Chicago.