Opportunity makes its final turn to Mars [Second NASA rover]...it landed...Al Gore & Arnold are in mission control

[NFS4]

Good luck little fella!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4042603/

 

[NFS4]

I'm watching the NASA channel right now...

They're right above the martian atmosphere right now doing final checks

 

[Xionide]

is there any streams of this. I have no cable, just internet. Cable internet.

 

[Jhill]

Whats the NASA channel? I've never heard of it.

 

[Ikonomi]

Originally posted by: Xionide
is there any streams of this. I have no cable, just internet. Cable internet.

I'm watching via MSNBC video.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Jhill
Whats the NASA channel? I've never heard of it.

It's a channel here in Raleigh, NC. They show NASA crap ALL DAY LONG 24-7, 365.


9 mins til entry.

 

[Jhill]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Jhill
Whats the NASA channel? I've never heard of it.

It's a channel here in Raleigh, NC. They show NASA crap ALL DAY LONG 24-7, 365.


9 mins til entry.

I wish I had it right now!

 

[NFS4]

The video that MSNBC is streaming is the same thing I'm watching on Cable TV here in Raleigh...just that it's about 30 seconds behind.

 

[Xionide]

ya I am watching the stream. god bless the internet.

 

[NFS4]

4 mins from entry into martain atmosphere

 

[bpctech]

"no chance of rain today"


these guys are a riot.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: bpctech
"no chance of rain today"


these guys are a riot.

LOL yeah. Geek humor

 

[NFS4]

73 miles up

This is cool...but how are they getting real-time data?? I thought it took 9 mins to get a signal from Mars to earth?:Q

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: NFS4
73 miles up

This is cool...but how are they getting real-time data?? I thought it took 9 mins to get a signal from Mars to earth?:Q

just means that data is continuously broadcast

 

[MailBoxHead]

Chute deployed

 

[NFS4]

It's friggin' awesome how they can slow that damn they down so quickly

 

[Jhill]

These Nerds are going APE Sh!t!

It must be good!

 

[AaronB]

It can't be real time. I'm not sure whats up.

 

[NFS4]

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

 

[Xionide]

Originally posted by: Jhill
These Nerds are going APE Sh!t!

It must be good!

lol

 

[bpctech]

it's not real time. the rover landed about 8 minutes ago and we're getting word of it just now.

 

[NFS4]

50 nerds...only 3 of them have ever been laid

 

[PowerMacG5]

Those nerds gonna get some nerd ass tonight .

 

[AaronB]

Originally posted by: bpctech
it's not real time. the rover landed about 8 minutes ago and we're getting word of it just now.

I see. They are reporting the info as it comes in. All of this happened several minutes ago.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: AaronB

Originally posted by: bpctech
it's not real time. the rover landed about 8 minutes ago and we're getting word of it just now.

I see. They are reporting the info as it comes in. All of this happened several minutes ago.

Yeah, it's normal. There is a radio delay between Earth and Mars. Anything that we are seeing or hearing has already happened. We are just here to enjoy the show.