NASA Curiosity live coverage now on

[baileys2611 (Simon Bailey)]

Originally Posted by traveller

this pic shows just how big curiosity is compared with previous rovers

AAH! There's already humans on Mars. Hey, looks like they did some neat paving too.

[kustard (Simon)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

There goes the neighbourhood...

Where's my Illudium Pu-36 Explosive Space Modulator?!

[traveller (Bo)]

"they paved paradise and put up a parking lot"

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

There were over 200,000 on the ustream feed.
And I've just lost the google+ feed
Actually my ISP lost their uplink.

[rthorntn (Richard)]

Cool they just gave thanks to Oz

[Regulus (Trevor)]

Congratulations to all involved. It is sooo exciting and I am looking forward to the pictures and data coming through in the next weeks, months and years.

Well done them.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Here are my happy snaps of me and some other objects with CURIOSITY thanks to an Augmented Reality ipad app from NASA

image 1 Curiosity in the palm of my hand
image 2 with my favourite toy car
image 3 with my avatar from IIS

[Sarge (Rod)]

That was fantastic. Now the next phase begins - exploration. Well done NASA. Well done JPL. Well done all supporting services.

Amazing, my name, wife's name and grandchildren's names are now on Mars forever. Mars will look very different from now on.

Clear skies

Rod

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

And another one on my keyboard with IIS in the background

[Trixie (Carey)]

I watched it in the school yard while waiting to pick up my son. The other parents already think I am strange, now they think I am mad!

Quite a few kids came up to find out what I was watching and were pretty excited once I explained. I can't believe no adults in the school seemed to know or care especially when the kids were so interested in what I showed them.

Ed grammar and spelling

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by Trixie

I watched it in the school yard while waiting to pick up my son. The other parents already think I am strange, now they think I am mad!

Quite a few kids came up to find out what I was watching and were pretty excited once I explained. I can't believe no adults in the school seemed to know or care especially when the kids were so interested in what I showed them.

Ed grammar and spelling

it's sad isn't it. Where is their curiosity? Where is their sense of wonder?

[gary]

Press conference on at the moment -
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ma...ity_news3.html

[Octane (Humayun)]

I see what you did there.

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Where is their curiosity?

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Just back from work and only found out now everything went OK - hooray!!!!!!!!!!

[Suzy]

Oh dear, seems Curiosity has just encountered some resistance....

[hotspur (Chris)]

Sounds good,my favourite feature in the solar system is that huge canyon on Mars,hope it can drive over there and take some piccy's.

[AndrewJ]

I can't believe no adults in the school seemed to know or care especially when the kids were so interested in what I showed them.

Its a sign of the times.
Considering whats going on in the world ( and out of it )
that really affects peoples lives and imaginations,
the first thing on the news tonight ( for an extended time )
was a drunken footballer???? What hope is there.

And one thing i noted that NASA could improve upon
is their advertising and image projection.
I mean they land on the RED planet, and yet all the team are dressed as BLUE smurfs????
I say bring back the short sleeved white shirts and narrow black ties.

Andrew

truly an amazing achievment, and a credit to all involved.

[Fox]

Nasa has once again, done themselves proud! What a wonderful moment to share with all of humankind! Fox

[Sarge (Rod)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Oh dear, seems Curiosity has just encountered some resistance....

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Very funny Suzy -

Clear skies

Rod

[Nico13 (Ken)]

Yep watched it here at work live was so cool.
How many of you got sweaty palms like I did just watching, you can understand their feelings after touch down.

I drive the guys at work crazy with Astronomy but they all gathered around to see this bit of wizardry.
First class effort to all involved.