Curiosity NASA rover touches down tonight

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  • squidmaster
    R3VLimited
    • Aug 2011
    • 2666

    #1

    Curiosity NASA rover touches down tonight

    Anyone going to watch the live stream? I know I am.

    I'm pretty excited.

    I'd tune in around 9:45pm PST (12:45am EST).

    http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

  • blefevre
    R3V Elite
    • Dec 2008
    • 4287

    #2
    Hell yes! My wife operates the relay satellite (MRO), so it's been quite exciting the past month leading up to this.

    MRO will be taking a picture of the decent, just like they did with Phoenix. Hopefully everything will work!

    - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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    • e30rapidic
      R3VLimited
      • Oct 2003
      • 2167

      #3
      yes sir!!
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      • squidmaster
        R3VLimited
        • Aug 2011
        • 2666

        #4
        Wow I am honestly really jealous of your wife. I'm studying electrical engineering at the moment, and I plan to move onto photonics and optoelectronics to hopefully work on telescopes and groovy lasers and such.

        I can't believe no one started a thread about this already... or maybe I can believe it.

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        • lambo
          Captain Scene Points
          • Feb 2010
          • 10953

          #5
          Thanks for the reminder! I'd be pissed if I missed this...

          Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
          Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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          • lambo
            Captain Scene Points
            • Feb 2010
            • 10953

            #6
            I hate The Black Eyed Peas, but I very much respect will.i.am promoting science and shit.

            Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
            Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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            • squidmaster
              R3VLimited
              • Aug 2011
              • 2666

              #7
              I thought will.i.am was will smith's stage name? I have no idea....

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              • squidmaster
                R3VLimited
                • Aug 2011
                • 2666

                #8
                now would bee a good time to tune in.

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                • blefevre
                  R3V Elite
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 4287

                  #9
                  Make sure to check out "eyes on the solar system" at the same time to see real-time 3d simulation on what is going on during landing. Good stuff.

                  - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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                  • Bimmerman325i
                    R3V OG
                    • Dec 2007
                    • 6854

                    #10
                    Link: http://eyes.nasa.gov/launch2.html?document=$SERVERURL/content/documents/msl/edl.xml

                    Badassery.
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                    • hfabricius
                      Mod Crazy
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 608

                      #11
                      Im watching it as well. Really awesome

                      http://halden-fabricius.tumblr.com/

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                      • lambo
                        Captain Scene Points
                        • Feb 2010
                        • 10953

                        #12
                        Science, man. Fuckin' Science.

                        Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
                        Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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                        • Farbin Kaiber
                          Lil' Puppet
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 29502

                          #13
                          Insane.

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                          • hfabricius
                            Mod Crazy
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 608

                            #14
                            Fuckin awesome!

                            http://halden-fabricius.tumblr.com/

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                            • squidmaster
                              R3VLimited
                              • Aug 2011
                              • 2666

                              #15
                              touchdown and communication

                              that was incredible.

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