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In the discussion thread: NASA rover closing in on Mars to hunt for life clues [View all]

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Sun Jul 29, 2012, 05:34 PM

Blues Heron (435 posts)

6. Wow!

Sky crane! That's really cool. Thanks for posting this.

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43 replies	Author	Time	Post
NASA rover closing in on Mars to hunt for life clues [View all]	MindMover	Jul 2012	OP
Exciting stuff.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2012	#1
Thanks for your contribution.....	MindMover	Jul 2012	#2
Knowing the history, I try to temper my excitement before the thing is actually safely on the ground	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2012	#3
Imagine if they find a fossil.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#7
I've thought of that, although I'm less optimistic than I have been (re: Fossil)	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2012	#8
Google "Ediacarans"	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#13
Or land on a cat......	lastlib	Jul 2012	#31
"Or land on a cat......"	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#39
I wonder if the first image they take is a Transformer breaking them into dust? :D	roguevalley	Jul 2012	#17
That is the ballsiest thing I've seen since Alan Shepard's Redstone flight.	GliderGuider	Jul 2012	#12
It's been decades since;	greiner3	Jul 2012	#16
Reminds me of the "Six minutes of Terror" video	architect359	Jul 2012	#26
That would be a most impressive engineering accomplishment if they can pull it off.	Uncle Joe	Jul 2012	#35
On August 6, page 1 of GD will have 17 threads about Hiroshima and none about this	slackmaster	Jul 2012	#4
I may repost that 7 minutes of terror video as an OP in GD at some point	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2012	#5
I think you should, and allow me to suggest another video that seems to me to be on topic...	slackmaster	Jul 2012	#14
Powerful n/t	Atypical Liberal	Jul 2012	#19
Thank you n/t	architect359	Jul 2012	#22
Excellent!!! Thanks!!! n/t	RKP5637	Jul 2012	#27
Our vulture capitalists are outsourcing our space technology to China.	AdHocSolver	Jul 2012	#28
Love the slogan they slapped on the end	Posteritatis	Jul 2012	#21
Wow!	Blues Heron	Jul 2012	#6
I know. That Sky Crane is something else.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2012	#9
It implies that the skycrane hovers over and moves, looking for a landing	jtuck004	Jul 2012	#15
Heres more about the sky crane	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2012	#18
The fuel is hydrazine	sofa king	Jul 2012	#29
Thank you.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2012	#38
I don't think it's been "careening" toward Mars	DavidDvorkin	Jul 2012	#10
Careening implies an element of being out of control IMHO, so on that you're correct.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2012	#11
It's ballisticking	DavidDvorkin	Jul 2012	#23
Isaac Newton is flying it....	lastlib	Jul 2012	#32
It's newtoning.	DavidDvorkin	Jul 2012	#34
Go Rover!	burrowowl	Jul 2012	#20
I'll see ya'll on #space on irc.freenode.net during the landing. :D	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#24
Thanks for your contribution.....	MindMover	Jul 2012	#25
I am just saddened	Missycim	Jul 2012	#30
Let's hope they don't bring back something that could wipe out all life first.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#40
After seeing	warrprayer	Jul 2012	#33
Go deeper! Are you not responding to "the Dream" born in the 1960s...	Peace Patriot	Jul 2012	#36
A post worthy of framing	warrprayer	Jul 2012	#37
+++++++++++++++++++...Right On ....	MindMover	Jul 2012	#42
Six days and a wake up	may3rd	Jul 2012	#41
there are help programs out there for being a self hater	snooper2	Aug 2012	#43

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