- Reading – Richard E Grant to guest star in (Doctor Who) Christmas Special [Chuck Foster] http://t.co/CeblV2bM #
- Reading – Setting aside anger for something that I hope is a little more kind. (Wil Wheaton) http://t.co/mZe9SDSK #
- Reading – Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math (Bill McKibben) http://t.co/16wfaKoi #
- Reading – Aug. 5: State Polls, National Polls, and Likely Voters (Nate Silver) http://t.co/39Y6gHV6 #
- MT @BadAstronomer: Where to watch Curiosity: G+ Hangout: http://t.co/S9HgfqPf (when it goes live) & JPL USTREAM: http://t.co/ARqYowAh #
- Watching @fcain @BadAstronomer & co G+ Hangout covering Curiosity landing now: http://t.co/S9HgfqPf #
- Curiosity Down! #
- First Image! Woo! #Curiosity #
- RT @brendanloy: This @MarsCuriosity thing is great, but when are we going to put a webcam on the Moon? @NASA #PutAWebcamOnTheMoon #
- RT @wilw: GUYS LOOK THERE IS WATER ON MARS. http://t.co/c1O0OfwC #
- MT @rolyatkcinmai: @taswell @frailgesture Guys let’s take a minute to mourn SkyCrane, which just launched itself 500m away into the dirt. #
- RT @HiCommander: So. The last SIX US missions to Mars: PERFECT. The last FOUR US landings on Mars: PERFECT. #
- MT @MarsCuriosity: No photo or it didn’t happen? Well lookee here, I’m casting a shadow on the ground in Gale crater http://t.co/TLjbxoWi #
- RT @Oatmeal: BREAKING: HIGH-RES PHOTO FROM CURIOSITY RELEASED http://t.co/7pMC77EQ #
- RT @xeni: WE’RE ON MARS, BITCHES! #
- RT @xeni: Is Pres. Obama tuned in? Many here at @nasajpl are about to lose their jobs due to NASA cutbacks. SAVE SPACE. http://t.co/zweKh8xa #
- MT @mpanzarino: Hey 8-yr-old me, I just watched NASA land a rover on Mars on my pocket computer. You’re going to like it here in the future #
- RT @BenLillie: Kind of in love with the fact that the crowd in Times Square chanted “Science! Science! Science!” then, “NASA! NASA! NASA!” #
- MT @NickInNC: ICYMI Curiosity cost $2.5B. Americans spend $7B on potato chips annually. To say we can’t afford this is nonsense. #
- Reading – “You’re Killing Me, Andrew” (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/9JIOvAsf #
- Reading – America Lands Mars Curiosity, Meets Bobak Ferdowsi (Chris Geidner) http://t.co/l9BjGjmz #
- Really? Reading – On Aug 4, the Peace and Freedom Party nominated Roseanne Barr for President & Cindy Sheehan for VP. http://t.co/H7r4FxRq #
- Reading – Humans send their Curiosity to Mars! (Phil Plait) http://t.co/1Xsf3coe #
- Reading – xkcd: Curiosity (Randall Monroe) http://t.co/ydck4y1l #
- RT @surfaceofmars: So, uh, @MarsCuriosity. Hi there. Welcome to the neighborhood. Sorry about the mess. Haven’t had guests in a while. #
- Reading – The Curiosity Landing Already Has a Meme: NASA’s ‘Mohawk Guy’ (Megan Garber) http://t.co/b7ldKoR6 #
- RT @HiRISE: Yes, we do have an image of Curiosity’s descent. Wow. Can’t wait for all to see! #
- RT @elakdawalla: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter @HiRISE has done it again!!!! http://t.co/c1z1Xg6j Photo of @MarsCuriosity under parachute! #
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Of course, I “accidentally” have a real desk again, so my Poang doesn’t quite fit. I shall adapt!
I watched the whole Curiosity landing live on a couple different video feeds, with and without commentary. I turned down the commentary for most of the “7 minutes of terror”… just wanted to hear the control room raw. Given the complexity of this landing, and all the many many places where something could have gone wrong, I was fully expecting for something to fail. But so far it looks like the landing was pretty much perfect*. That is just incredible. Amazing job by everybody involved, who have worked for many years to make this happen. * Although we won’t know for sure until everything gets woken up and tested over the next few days. |
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