Mars lander commentary

[TrailMyx]

[11:00:10 PM] del ban dxrom: Alaska can come too.

[11:00:03 PM] del ban dxrom: Cali gonna go chill with hawaii

[10:59:33 PM] del ban TrailMyx: that's after Cali goes into the ocean

[10:58:30 PM] del ban Ultima: Beach Front Property on Mars Colony 1 Year 2192

[10:57:56 PM] del ban TrailMyx: judging from the ideal landing velocity, it landed very softly

[10:56:39 PM] del ban TrailMyx: plutonium power for years of use

[10:56:36 PM] del ban dxrom: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/

[10:56:19 PM] del ban TrailMyx: the largest automated probe to date

[10:55:06 PM] del ban Ultima: I guess I could look it up Wink

[10:54:36 PM] del ban Ultima: What exactly was sent there? Why type of "Probe" and how long did it take to get to Mars?

[10:52:32 PM] del ban TrailMyx: I think I saw one mooning us.

[10:50:16 PM] del ban Ultima: Any sign of Martians?

[10:41:08 PM] del ban TrailMyx: there's the shadow of the lander.  heh

[10:39:19 PM] del ban TrailMyx: hi rez image 256 pix is very clear

[10:38:47 PM] del ban TrailMyx: the image is dusty from the landing

[10:38:02 PM] del ban TrailMyx: lol, 64x64 image

[10:37:01 PM] del ban TrailMyx: it's the wheel!

[10:36:33 PM] del ban TrailMyx: first image already

[10:35:59 PM] del ban TrailMyx: images are being received already!

[10:35:29 PM] del ban TrailMyx: waiting for images.....

[10:35:21 PM] del ban TrailMyx: telemetry is being received

[10:34:51 PM] del ban TrailMyx: lots of nerds celebrating...

[10:34:35 PM] del ban TrailMyx: they're going nuts.

[10:34:19 PM] del ban TrailMyx: landed

[10:33:56 PM] del ban TrailMyx: sky crane started

[10:33:40 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 10m/s

[10:33:23 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 50m/s

[10:33:14 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 70m/s

[10:33:06 PM] del ban TrailMyx: rockets fired

[10:32:35 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 4mkm altitude

[10:32:04 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 90m/s

[10:31:54 PM] del ban TrailMyx: ground radar established

[10:31:23 PM] del ban TrailMyx: deployed parachute

[10:30:40 PM] del ban TrailMyx: mach 2 now

[10:30:14 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 17.72 km altitue

[10:29:54 PM] del ban TrailMyx: that's mach 2.9

[10:29:45 PM] del ban TrailMyx: mack 2.9

[10:29:08 PM] del ban TrailMyx: odessy data established

[10:28:25 PM] del ban TrailMyx: peak deceleration.  11 g-forrce

[10:27:30 PM] del ban TrailMyx: entering atmosphere

[10:26:29 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 450 miles til target

[10:26:09 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 30 sec til entry

[10:24:55 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 787 miles to target

[10:24:41 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 2 minutes to entry

[10:22:40 PM] del ban  * TrailMyx is a nerd

[10:22:25 PM] del ban TrailMyx: attitude controls are working as expected

[10:21:56 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 5.5 km/sec at this point

[10:20:46 PM] del ban TrailMyx: they're expecting pictures at landing.  Murky, but they'll try

[10:19:38 PM] del ban TrailMyx: 7 minutes to entry

[10:15:08 PM] del ban TrailMyx: I'm watching the live feed from Nasa on my Roku.  neato.

[10:11:51 PM] del ban freddy: 20 minutes

[09:30:57 PM] del ban freddy: 1 hour till mars landing

[dxrom]

[freddy]

What honesty makes me sad about this entire thing is I will not be alive long enough to colonize other planets. 

[dxrom]

What honesty makes me sad about this entire thing is I will not be alive long enough to colonize other planets. 

Never too late to get your sperm frozen.

[freddy]

What honesty makes me sad about this entire thing is I will not be alive long enough to colonize other planets. 

Never too late to get your sperm frozen.

you assume that my sperm is important enough to send to other planets

[D]

lol

[Xanderyum]

Uhh, so the thing I did with the model rockets and dry ice was premature?!

[Endless Night]

Uhh, so the thing I did with the model rockets and dry ice was premature?!

I think they have treatments for that premature issue of yours.  not sure how you fit dry ice into the scenario thow

[Xanderyum]

I made offerings to the aliens............

[Hoby]

I think its a hoax, the actual mars landing took place on a set in hollywood somewhere! Probably the same set where they "walked on the moon" at.  Just saying. 

[freddy]

I think its a hoax, the actual mars landing took place on a set in hollywood somewhere! Probably the same set where they "walked on the moon" at.  Just saying. 

really?

[Hoby]

jk.  just trying to stir it up a little. 

[Endless Night]

I think its a hoax, the actual mars landing took place on a set in hollywood somewhere! Probably the same set where they "walked on the moon" at.  Just saying. 

really?

Its that set at disney world or something

[Trixta]

Roflmao, Next thing you know you are going to say that Elvis is still alive!!!!  *wink*

[freddy]

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