Not the cable company, The Mars Lander that successfully landed yesterday afternoon. I'm excited. I wish I had been paying more attention. I was thinking yesterday, it's no wonder that NASA doesn't have a budget anymore. If a space nerd like me doesn't pay regular attention to the wonderful and incredible accomplishments of our space program, how can there be support from the general public? It's too bad that NASA has to spend a significant portion of its budget hyping itself. But I guess that's the reality of today's busy distracted society.
Anyway. Yay NASA. I'm having trouble putting drum brakes back together. These fine folks put yet another probe on fu(^ing Mars.
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Re: Insight
by Sigma_Orionis » Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:22 pm
Thumper wrote:Not the cable company, The Mars Lander that successfully landed yesterday afternoon. I'm excited. I wish I had been paying more attention. I was thinking yesterday, it's no wonder that NASA doesn't have a budget anymore. If a space nerd like me doesn't pay regular attention to the wonderful and incredible accomplishments of our space program, how can there be support from the general public? It's too bad that NASA has to spend a significant portion of its budget hyping itself. But I guess that's the reality of today's busy distracted society.
Anyway. Yay NASA. I'm having trouble putting drum brakes back together. These fine folks put yet another probe on fu(^ing Mars.
I knew it was about to land. Cool, they did it again.
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Re: Insight
by Sigma_Orionis » Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:44 pm
This is the BBC's take on it
Apparently there were people in NYC gathered to watch the landing. (see picture at the bottom).
Still, I agree with you. NASA has to devote substantial time, effort and funds to hype itself.
Apparently there were people in NYC gathered to watch the landing. (see picture at the bottom).
Still, I agree with you. NASA has to devote substantial time, effort and funds to hype itself.
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Re: Insight
by pumpkinpi » Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:50 pm
Yesterday, with some last minute activity, Insight helped me achieved one of my aspirations for our new museum. We streamed the landing live in three places, engaging our audiences in a way they didn't even imagine when they decided to come to the museum. I love gathering a group of people around a screen to watch a launch or a landing or another amazing space event.
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Re: Insight
by Thumper » Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:02 pm
Cool Beans!
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Re: Insight
by geonuc » Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:14 pm
Nice. I always worry that they'll end up cratering.
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Re: Insight
by Sigma_Orionis » Tue Nov 27, 2018 8:00 pm
Yeah. Landing ON Mars is never routine.
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Re: Insight
by Thumper » Tue Nov 27, 2018 8:21 pm
It's almost like it's rocket science.
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Re: Insight
by Sigma_Orionis » Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:48 pm
Thumper wrote:It's almost like it's rocket science.
Funny how that works
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Re: Insight
by Swift » Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:16 am
Thumper wrote:It's almost like it's rocket science.
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Re: Insight
by grapes » Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:57 pm
Thumper wrote:It's almost like it's rocket science.
Thankful it's not rocket surgery
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