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Old January 4, 2004, 00:01   #1
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The NASA LANDER HAS MADE IT!!!
W0000t!!

*breaks out the bubly*
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Old January 4, 2004, 00:09   #2
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Already? I thought it would still take an hour or two before the ETA would be reached.
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Old January 4, 2004, 00:10   #3
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Yeah, I can't find any info, got a link?
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Old January 4, 2004, 00:11   #4
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This is pretty exciting ....

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html check out this one Harry, I'm not sure if this helps you but it's ok page.
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Old January 4, 2004, 00:29   #5
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I saw it, but I can't find anything that says it is transmitting.
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Old January 4, 2004, 01:06   #6
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The rover signaled Earth after landing. WOOOOHOOOO! Yeah! We needed that one!
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Old January 4, 2004, 01:08   #8
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...d=624&ncid=716
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That's pretty amazing
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Old January 4, 2004, 01:42   #10
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Old January 4, 2004, 01:43   #11
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Getting nasa tv here, the Announcer they have is this Asian guy in a US flag shirt.
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Old January 4, 2004, 01:45   #12
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I wonder if they went with metric for this probe.
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Old January 4, 2004, 01:47   #13
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http://www.nasa.gov/ram/35037main_portal.ram

here you can watch nasa tv..
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Old January 4, 2004, 02:16   #14
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That's great! I've always been a space geek.
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Been watching the press conference for 30 minutes now, I'm getting pumped too!
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anyone made any 'That's How It's Done, Euros' comments yet?

Great achievement BTW
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Here's a more tactful way to put it:

"Take that, EUROCOMS!"
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That made my week even before it started
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Good show!

They're already getting good photos.
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Cool! I can't wait to see some more freaky aliens.
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There has been a Mars landing before -- in 1970s I believe??
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yea, that was done with rocket landings, and nuclear reactors. This one has even better electronics, an inferior power supply(the cells will get covered with dust,pitted eventually,the reactor let them keep the probes up for about 5 years), and has broadband. They got video of the way down and the bouncing appearently.
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It is really amazing to watch the press conference. The joy and enthusiasm and expectation of the scientists is so radiant.

Great achievement NASA. It will be exciting to follow in the coming months.
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...the cells will get covered with dust...
I have often wondered why this simple thing keeps getting in the way. Ever hear of a windshield wiper? A little thing like this would extend the life of a solar cell ENORMOUSLY.

Anyway, I can't see anything on TV about it at work. Can anybody post some links to updates about this?
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...the cells will get covered with dust...
I have often wondered why this simple thing keeps getting in the way. Ever hear of a windshield wiper? A little thing like this would extend the life of a solar cell ENORMOUSLY.

Anyway, I can't see anything on TV about it at work. Can anybody post some links to updates about this?
Ever try using windshield wipers in a dust storm?
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