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Offline B4Buster

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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2012, 08:36:54 AM »
Does anyone have links to pics or videos? I was unable to stay up and watch it.
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #16 on: August 06, 2012, 09:25:37 AM »
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2012, 09:37:28 AM »
Simply amazing up to this point.
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2012, 10:54:23 AM »
Outstanding job!  :banana:
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2012, 05:35:11 PM »
well done USA,   I watched it live and I can't imagine the work that all those guys put in to make that happen.   

I still think we need to build the escalator and moon base as top priorities but this mission makes all the small things seem irrelevant.   I just hope we can keep going and do so much more in my life time.    :cheers:
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #20 on: August 06, 2012, 05:41:38 PM »
Quote from: Bodhi on August 06, 2012, 12:34:38 AM
Mars probe has successfully landed on the planet Mars with the largest lander ever.

WTG HUMANS!

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Offline Ardy123

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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #21 on: August 06, 2012, 06:00:10 PM »
I know someone who has worked on that project.... WTG!!... it may be an 'RC' craft made by 'hippies'  :rolleyes: (with PHD degrees, btw), but I know none of you naysayers could accomplish the same. Its a huge accomplishment, congrats NASA!
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #22 on: August 06, 2012, 06:39:19 PM »
Quote from: Ardy123 on August 06, 2012, 06:00:10 PM
I know someone who has worked on that project.... WTG!!... it may be an 'RC' craft made by 'hippies'  :rolleyes: (with PHD degrees, btw), but I know none of you naysayers could accomplish the same. Its a huge accomplishment, congrats NASA!

They didn't do it by themselves they did it with BILLIONS in tax revenue from most of us in the United States.  Sure it's an accomplishment, but the price was too high for the return we get in my book, particularly since they have done something similar before.  I watched it land last night half hoping for a failure so congress would have another excuse to slash NASA's budget.  Giving them a blank check was fine and dandy when we were out to 1up the soviets, but lately I'd say the money could've been better spent.
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #23 on: August 06, 2012, 06:50:26 PM »
you won't be saying that when the Chinese are all super dooper and takeover space whilst your still worrying about your hard earns.
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #24 on: August 06, 2012, 07:24:42 PM »
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #25 on: August 06, 2012, 08:53:41 PM »
Quote from: HPriller on August 06, 2012, 06:39:19 PM
They didn't do it by themselves they did it with BILLIONS in tax revenue from most of us in the United States.

You couldn't do it even with the US govs money.... oh, for the record, and countries & businesses can't 'save' themselves into prosperity... This was an investment in technology, and time will only tell what the commercial/economical returns will be.

WTFG!!! this is progress for mankind!
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #26 on: August 06, 2012, 09:59:21 PM »
Quote from: Jappa52 on August 06, 2012, 12:49:39 AM
and all nerds rejoiced.

I think this is neat but holy hand grenade, what a collection of folks. Ear rings, frohawks, hippies, four photographers, three cameramen, and their own on scene reporter... what a circus.

Quote from: HPriller on August 06, 2012, 06:39:19 PM
They didn't do it by themselves they did it with BILLIONS in tax revenue from most of us in the United States.  Sure it's an accomplishment, but the price was too high for the return we get in my book, particularly since they have done something similar before.  I watched it land last night half hoping for a failure so congress would have another excuse to slash NASA's budget.  Giving them a blank check was fine and dandy when we were out to 1up the soviets, but lately I'd say the money could've been better spent.

Wow.
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #27 on: August 06, 2012, 10:08:32 PM »
you guys have all been trolled...that was as fake as you can get....wow I cant believe how gullible you guys are. :rolleyes:
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #28 on: August 06, 2012, 10:20:43 PM »
Quote from: Slate on August 06, 2012, 07:53:19 AM
 Yay! We just sent Billions of dollars of RC car to Mars.  :x

  Been there done that.  :headscratch:

  Looking for life elsewhere I guess they gave up on this planet.  :rolleyes:

I know right? We could have used all that money to save the starving children in Ethiopia and sent care bears to terrorists.  Scientific exploration, conquest, and advancement.  What a waste of time!
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Re: Curiosity has landed.
« Reply #29 on: August 06, 2012, 10:45:27 PM »
Quote from: ink on August 06, 2012, 10:08:32 PM
you guys have all been trolled...that was as fake as you can get....wow I cant believe how gullible you guys are. :rolleyes:

He was channeling the president, I know.  Nobody ever achieves anything or deserves credit for doing well since it's all handed to them by publicly funded services.  We get it.  Now drop it before skuzzy bans us   :aok
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