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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: butt on July 23, 2012, 12:26:12 PM

Title: Mars Landing. Aug 6 - 2012
Post by: butt on July 23, 2012, 12:26:12 PM

Thought this was kinda cool. Looks like a follow up to the mars rover mission.

Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) Mission Animation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BudlaGh1A0o#ws)

More found here:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120719-how-to-land-on-mars (http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120719-how-to-land-on-mars)

Title: Re: Mars Landing. Aug 6 - 2012
Post by: butt on August 06, 2012, 08:31:56 AM

Gongratz to NASA. Sounds like they got it landed. They'll run tests on it for a while to check it out before sending it off to do its two years of Mars tests. Cool stuff.

More here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19144464 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19144464)

Title: Re: Mars Landing. Aug 6 - 2012
Post by: Spray22-C4- on August 07, 2012, 04:22:20 AM

Indeed! A huge accomplishment for sure..