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Title: NEAR touches down
Post by: Fury on February 12, 2001, 04:29:00 PM

 http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/02/12/near.landing.02/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/02/12/near.landing.02/index.html)

I think it's pretty cool that they landed even when they didn't think they could do it.  It's nice to see more success after the whole Mars fiascos.

Fury

Title: NEAR touches down
Post by: mrfish on February 12, 2001, 04:38:00 PM

yes - it the coolest thing going, and i am glad it is actually getting airtime.

space confuses people and until the advertisers find a way to profit from that they will avoid covering activities there.

it's funny how we still think about things like 'cost' and 'national involvement' when we talk about space exploration. i think an alien race would be amused that we make arbitrary lines on our little rock and limit our travels because the necessary resources fall on different sides of the line - pretty funny, historians will get a kick outta that someday.

Title: NEAR touches down
Post by: Udie on February 12, 2001, 04:39:00 PM

 They're talking about making it take off again  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)  I hope they do, they should make the thing take off and land as many times as they can while it still has power.  Pretty amazing if you ask me.  They didn't even expect it to survive the landing but it did!

 WTFG N.A.S.A.!!!!!!!!!!1
 UDie

Title: NEAR touches down
Post by: Eagler on February 12, 2001, 05:03:00 PM

Very neat.

Eagler

Title: NEAR touches down
Post by: -towd_ on February 12, 2001, 06:57:00 PM

just plain bad assed bravo nasa

Title: NEAR touches down
Post by: funked on February 13, 2001, 01:05:00 AM

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!!!!