Mars Landing tonight

Originally Posted by Scav

They aren't possibly putting this online for the world to see, are they??

online and on CNN...

Some people actually are interested.

[TheSpyder]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

Los Angeles.

[ArlJim78]

why do they get so excited? 40 years ago they did much more difficult landings and takeoffs on the moon. now they do hi fives simply to crash land?

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

why do they get so excited? 40 years ago they did much more difficult landings and takeoffs on the moon. now they do hi fives simply to crash land?

They wanted to do something to recognize the record 11 explosions in Mr. Garden's physics lab this month.

[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

why do they get so excited? 40 years ago they did much more difficult landings and takeoffs on the moon. now they do hi fives simply to crash land?

Maybe working a project for 15 years has something
to do with it.

It has to come down intact to get
information from the probes. We have learned
so much more from these missions than sending
people up which is infinitely more expensive
and not nearly as productive in gathering
information.

[Scav]

What time are they suppose to crash?

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Scav

What time are they suppose to crash?

ground control to major Tom...

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Maybe working a project for 15 years has something
to do with it.

It has to come down intact to get
information from the probes. We have learned
so much more from these missions than sending
people up which is infinitely more expensive
and not nearly as productive in gathering
information.

less productive yes, but it has to be more difficult to land and takeoff upright flawlessly over and over like they did on the moon. it seems to me that it takes us longer now to do simpler things.

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

less productive yes, but it has to be more difficult to land and takeoff upright flawlessly over and over like they did on the moon. it seems to me that it takes us longer now to do simpler things.

The moon was a huge acheivement.
You are correct.

I just hope we stay away from Mars with
humans right now. It would be enormously
expensive.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

less productive yes, but it has to be more difficult to land and takeoff upright flawlessly over and over like they did on the moon. it seems to me that it takes us longer now to do simpler things.

Maybe they never really went to the moon...