Tonight, NASA's Curiosity rover touches down on Mars - Polidicks

Anyone else getting audio problems once in a while?

[QUOTE=jordguitar;37099467]well they are using radio waves so it takes 14 minutes for data to arrive at earth from mars. easier to use that.[/QUOTE] Yeah, OK, but you can't tell me to use a calculator when I couldn't find the present distance between Mars and Earth. Thanks in any case. [editline]6th August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Blazyd;37099481]Anyone else getting audio problems once in a while?[/QUOTE] Seems like there's some lag.

Did tehy say 45 minutes before entry? Shit, I gotta go get cleaned up real quick

[QUOTE=Kendra;37099485]Yeah, OK, but you can't tell me to use a calculator when I couldn't find the present distance between Mars and Earth. Thanks in any case.[/QUOTE] no, what he means is radio waves travel at speed of light therefore delay = distance in lm

Epic music guys we are getting close.

curiosity responds to the cutoff and is now officially on its own

Wow, this video sure is making it dramatic.

[QUOTE=H4wkeye;37099184]Are they going to actually show any real picture from Mars once she lands?[/QUOTE] Nah. Since they're live streaming this, we would all see the aliens

If this crashes, Michael Bay will be pissed. All his short film skill went to waste.

9 gees? thats cake, i've landed my kerbals at 20 gees

[QUOTE=LordCrypto;37099512]9 gees? thats cake, i've landed my kerbals at 20 gees[/QUOTE] Their not landing it at 9G's ... the parachute deploying is 9G's

All of the shit this thing has to do... fingers are crossed

2Million.. [B]Downloads[/B] what

"2 million downloads on youtube"

Seems I woke up just in time to catch this thread and see what's going on. Watching the live stream from NASA while I have breakfast, shits gonna be tense.

dammit areolop

Thread Music: [video=youtube;BZ5sWfhkpE0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ5sWfhkpE0[/video]

[QUOTE=LordCrypto;37099538]"2 million downloads on youtube"[/QUOTE] 06:47 - Shalaiyn: "2 million downloads on Youtube" Glad I wasn't the only one thinking that. :V:

How much money did NASA put into making their models of the rover, holy shit

[QUOTE=areolop;37099559]How much money did NASA put into making their models of the rover, holy shit[/QUOTE] MORE THAN THE CURIOSITY MISSION ITSELF

head jpl cool cate w/ facecam

[QUOTE=areolop;37099559]How much money did NASA put into making their models of the rover, holy shit[/QUOTE] I couldn't tell you, but I want one.

I'd like to see some rocks from mars in my life time.

step 1756 whatever happened to 12 step programs

Honestly when they pulled out their Curiosity model I was half expecting it to be made out of cardboard, paper rolls and duck tape with the amount of funding they get.

The one guy they're focusing on looks like hes about to shit himself.

[QUOTE=LordCrypto;37099590]step 1756 whatever happened to 12 step programs[/QUOTE] They pumped up that difficulty level

This is fucking exciting.

Aww

don't cry man hold it in m8