Mars Rover 'Curiosity' Successfully Lands!!

[Justice For All]

On August 6th a 'Car-Sized' Mars Rover that was launched into space 8 months ago successfully completed its 150 Million Mile+ journey and landed on Mars plummeting into the Atmosphere at 13,000+ MPH! Using vigorously tested Parachutes and Jets on the bottom of the Rover they were able to slow it down during entry to ensure a safe landing. This is quite an amazing feat. and will not only bring forth a lot of new vital information but be remembered as a great moment in history.

Anyway here are a few links where you can read up a little more on this;

Mars Landing August 2012: watch live NASA stream, Curiosity facing '7 minutes of terror' | The Clarion-Ledger | clarionledger.com
NASA rover Curiosity makes historic Mars landing, beams back photos | Reuters
Mars Rover Landing: Curiosity Lands Early Monday Morning (RECAP)

Not only will Scientists be able to study the Land now and look for signs of previous life be it micro-organisms or a fully thriving civilization but this will also give us unprecedented panoramic and stationary photos of Mars that we've never seen!

First Color Mars-Rover Pictures, Plus Satellite Shots of Crashed Gear
New Rover on Mars Spotted by Orbiting Spacecraft | Space.com

[MentaL]

[Flash1369]

i thought its going out today? D:::: stupid dumb news...

[Alienated]

lol finally an interesting post here. that is really quite amazing as you said i think were the first nation to make it to mars and land succesfully? correct me of im wrong <-- but either way i cant wait to see the images they aregoing to send back..

[Bloodraven]

We just need to get people there now...

[KidRambo]

We just need to get people there now...

would you like to be in a rocket for 8 months without seeing any of your family? knowing you might not survive

[Evilkitten]

would you like to be in a rocket for 8 months without seeing any of your family? knowing you might not survive

Depends how headstrong you are, the company you keep and the amount communication you can keep back home. I personally think I could but be a long while before we will be at the stage.

Be interesting to see what they find out out there. ^^

[Robert]

would you like to be in a rocket for 8 months without seeing any of your family? knowing you might not survive

I'd totally go.

2 years, and become probably the most famous person on the planet. Who on the planet hasn't heard of Neil Armstrong? Granted the other ones aren't as well know, but that's beside the point.

Not sure I'd care about returning after too. I think that is the next step, get enough tech on the planet that people can live there for the rest of their lives, then just let people choose to move there. It is FAR harder to bring things back then getting stuff there.

[darkwalker247]

I'd totally go.

2 years, and become probably the most famous person on the planet. Who on the planet hasn't heard of Neil Armstrong? Granted the other ones aren't as well know, but that's beside the point.

Not sure I'd care about returning after too. I think that is the next step, get enough tech on the planet that people can live there for the rest of their lives, then just let people choose to move there. It is FAR harder to bring things back then getting stuff there.

The case with Mars One is that you have no such option as of returning back on Earth if you go there, but still in my opinion a lot of people are ready to leave this crappy society we are into just to do something with their lives.
Good that it landed with no (serious) issues, would be a pity to see a $2.5B+ budget machine get wasted.

[SirEpicWin]

would you like to be in a rocket for 8 months without seeing any of your family? knowing you might not survive

I would suicide just thinking about it >.<

[Bloodraven]

would you like to be in a rocket for 8 months without seeing any of your family? knowing you might not survive

Yeah including I have tons of DVD's (Blu ray I say, BLU RAY!), at least weekly calls to my family (Video calls) I would happily do it if it was safe, on the return flight all I will be thinking of is fame, I would definitely do it if I had other people there with me lol.

[Faronnia]

would you like to be in a rocket for 8 months without seeing any of your family? knowing you might not survive

Give me a good supply of food, ganja, lsd and a working generator, and I'd be up for it. The ultimate adventure. Terrifying? Sure.

Edit: I'll need lots of good porn too. heh.

[El Jamie]

Hope to god this brings some useful evidence to NASA since they've been preparing this for such a long time.

[Madison]

Edit: I'll need lots of good porn too. heh.

All I can think about is how funny that would be in a 0 gravity situation. Hope you use a 'sock' or something lol.

Hope to god this brings some useful evidence to NASA since they've been preparing this for such a long time.

I hope so too. Imagine to pull this off successfully everything had to work. I bet they couldn't fully test everything either. I guess what really impresses me about the situation is not just that every mechanism worked, but all the programming to get it to work properly. Because the whole thing is kind of useless if they can't control it.

[Justice For All]

Here are a few pictures that they have sent back so far!

First Color Mars-Rover Pictures, Plus Satellite Shots of Crashed Gear
New Rover on Mars Spotted by Orbiting Spacecraft | Space.com

[Loppiant]

If they can do this kind of stuff now, it's scary to see what they will be able to do in the future.

[Savage]

Hopefully the next two years will be interesting concerning this. Can't wait to see what kind of life is up there.

[Masius]

Hopefully the next two years will be interesting concerning this. Can't wait to see what kind of life is up there.

If any at all, that is. I'm very interested in that aspect, as I'm sure we all are. I wonder what kind of microbiological life forms we might encounter and what kind of resources this new planet holds for us.. It's so exciting to think that all this is happening within our lifespan.

I am kinda sad I wont be around for Star Wars, tho..

Edit:

It has started.

[Bloodraven]

If any at all, that is. I'm very interested in that aspect, as I'm sure we all are. I wonder what kind of microbiological life forms we might encounter and what kind of resources this new planet holds for us.. It's so exciting to think that all this is happening within our lifespan.

I am kinda sad I wont be around for Star Wars, tho..

Edit:

It has started.

Haha I wish :P

[ezpzzz]

I think the people who work with NASA have never watched Dargonball Z:



On topic: Good job NASA!

[Alienated]

Here are a few pictures that they have sent back so far!

First Color Mars-Rover Pictures, Plus Satellite Shots of Crashed Gear
New Rover on Mars Spotted by Orbiting Spacecraft | Space.com

wow just samazing feast your eyes on mars boys !!

All I can think about is how funny that would be in a 0 gravity situation. Hope you use a 'sock' or something lol.

there would be so much cum flying through the air inside the ship after you shot your load lol